WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Seattle, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
No clear winner for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8: no town within 2 hours of Seattle clears our good-day bar on every day. These come closest.
- Ellensburg, WashingtonMixedOlmstead Place SPabout 1 h 40 minSat 57F, 22% rain
Sun 53F, 26% rain - La Conner, WashingtonPoorRosario Beachabout 1 h 10 minSat 62F, 89% rain
Sun 58F, 89% rain - Tacoma, WashingtonPoorMuseum of Glass 路 Car Museumabout 35 minSat 62F, 88% rain
Sun 55F, 88% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 10:51 AM PST.
Towns within 3 hours of Seattle
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Firs, Washington Boeing Future of Flight | about 30 min | Poor Sat 62F, 88% rain; Sun 54F, 88% rain |
| Snoqualmie, Washington Snoqualmie Falls 路 Mount Si | about 30 min | Poor Sat 66F, 85% rain; Sun 54F, 88% rain |
| Echo Lake, Washington Chateau Ste. Michelle | about 35 min | Poor Sat 63F, 87% rain; Sun 53F, 87% rain |
| Tacoma, Washington Museum of Glass 路 Car Museum | about 35 min | Poor Sat 62F, 88% rain; Sun 55F, 88% rain |
| Tulalip, Washington Hibulb Cultural Center | about 45 min | Poor Sat 62F, 87% rain; Sun 56F, 87% rain |
| Granite Falls, Washington Mount Pilchuck SP | about 50 min | Poor Sat 64F, 88% rain; Sun 54F, 88% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Ellensburg, Washington Olmstead Place SP | about 1 h 40 min | Mixed Sat 57F, 22% rain; Sun 53F, 26% rain |
| Olympia, Washington Tolmie SP | about 1 h 5 min | Poor Sat 63F, 89% rain; Sun 56F, 89% rain |
| Tumwater, Washington | about 1 h 5 min | Poor Sat 62F, 89% rain; Sun 55F, 89% rain |
| Silverdale, Washington Scenic Beach 路 Undersea Museum | about 1 h 5 min | Poor Sat 62F, 91% rain; Sun 55F, 91% rain |
| La Conner, Washington Rosario Beach | about 1 h 10 min | Poor Sat 62F, 89% rain; Sun 58F, 89% rain |
| Bremerton, Washington USS Turner Joy 路 Navy Museum | about 1 h 10 min | Poor Sat 62F, 91% rain; Sun 55F, 91% rain |
| Cle Elum, Washington Palouse to Cascades SP | about 1 h 15 min | Poor Sat 55F, 58% rain; Sun 48F, 58% rain |
| Anacortes, Washington W.T. Preston Museum | about 1 h 20 min | Poor Sat 59F, 89% rain; Sun 58F, 89% rain |
| Darrington, Washington Boulder River Wilderness | about 1 h 20 min | Poor Sat 63F, 87% rain; Sun 54F, 95% rain |
| Centralia, Washington | about 1 h 25 min | Poor Sat 62F, 88% rain; Sun 55F, 88% rain |
| Bellingham, Washington Larrabee SP | about 1 h 30 min | Poor Sat 57F, 90% rain; Sun 58F, 90% rain |
| Birch Bay, Washington Birch Bay SP 路 Peace Arch | about 1 h 45 min | Poor Sat 61F, 89% rain; Sun 56F, 89% rain, strong gusts |
| Aberdeen, Washington Grays Harbor Refuge | about 1 h 50 min | Poor Sat 62F, 92% rain; Sun 55F, 92% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima, Washington Yakima Valley Museum | about 2 h 10 min | Good Sat 61F, 8% rain; Sun 57F, 8% rain |
| Moses Lake, Washington | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 60F, 7% rain; Sun 57F, 1% rain |
| Sunnyside, Washington | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 63F, 8% rain; Sun 59F, 2% rain |
| Wenatchee, Washington Lincoln Rock SP | about 2 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 57F, 22% rain; Sun 54F, 22% rain |
| Chelan, Washington Lake Chelan SP | about 3 h | Fair Sat 54F, 19% rain; Sun 54F, 13% rain |
| Longview, Washington | about 2 h 5 min | Poor Sat 62F, 84% rain; Sun 56F, 84% rain |
| Leavenworth, Washington Leavenworth Ski Hill | about 2 h 10 min | Poor Sat 53F, 59% rain; Sun 51F, 59% rain |
| Salmon Creek, Washington Ridgefield Refuge 路 Officers Row | about 2 h 30 min | Poor Sat 63F, 80% rain; Sun 56F, 80% rain |
| Ocean Shores, Washington Ocean City SP | about 2 h 30 min | Poor Sat 59F, 85% rain; Sun 56F, 85% rain |
| Battle Ground, Washington Battle Ground Lake SP | about 2 h 35 min | Poor Sat 63F, 81% rain; Sun 55F, 81% rain |
| Portland, Oregon Art Museum 路 Old Town | about 2 h 50 min | Poor Sat 65F, 79% rain; Sun 58F, 79% rain |
| Gresham, Oregon Columbia River Gorge | about 2 h 55 min | Poor Sat 66F, 79% rain; Sun 57F, 79% rain |
Weather around Seattle
The Cascades decide most weekends here. Wet Pacific air drops its rain on the west side, so Wenatchee, Ellensburg and Yakima are often dry and sunny when Seattle is gray. That is usually the first place to look.
The catch is the passes. Snoqualmie and Stevens can add time or close in winter, and the drive times here do not know that. Check the state road report before you leave.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Seattle and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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