Weather in Tacoma

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:56 pm (PDT)

Now · mainly clear 47 °F

Feels like: 43 °F
Low / high: 45 / 52 °F
Rain: 88% · 0.09 in
Wind: 4 mph SE

→ 29.97 inHg · steady

Today in Tacoma: light rain, 45 °F to 52 °F, with a 88% chance of rain (0.09 in) and a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 43 °F to 54 °F and a 32% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 58 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Tacoma Narrows (KTIW), 6.3 mi away · 1 h 4 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature47 °F

Wind3 mph variable direction

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

52° 45°
Today
54° 43°
Thu 29
51° 39°
Fri 30
55° 37°
Sat 31
56° 38°
Sun 1
56° 39°
Mon 2
58° 42°
Tue 3
58° 40°
Wed 4
57° 43°
Thu 5
56° 44°
Fri 6
56° 44°
Sat 7
59° 46°
Sun 8
54° 44°
Mon 9
59° 46°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	45 / 52 °F	88% · 0.09 in	14 mph S	0.7 ft	7:41 am · 6:07 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Light rain	43 / 54 °F	32% · 0.20 in	10 mph S	0.3 ft	8:37 am · 6:50 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Drizzle	39 / 51 °F	42% · 0.06 in	4 mph E	0.1 ft	9:38 am · 7:43 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	37 / 55 °F	5%	4 mph NE	0.2 ft	10:44 am · 8:50 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	38 / 56 °F	3%	3 mph S	0.1 ft	10:52 am · 9:17 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	39 / 56 °F	9%	3 mph NE	0.1 ft	11:53 am · 10:58 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	42 / 58 °F	8%	4 mph NE	0.1 ft	12:43 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	40 / 58 °F	23%	4 mph SE	0.2 ft	12:36 am · 1:23 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	43 / 57 °F	25% · 0.01 in	4 mph S	0.1 ft	1:58 am · 1:57 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	44 / 56 °F	34% · 0.17 in	3 mph S	0.1 ft	3:06 am · 2:26 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Drizzle	44 / 56 °F	35% · 0.31 in	4 mph SSW	0.4 ft	4:03 am · 2:53 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	46 / 59 °F	37% · 0.18 in	5 mph S	0.3 ft	4:53 am · 3:19 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	44 / 54 °F	35% · 0.50 in	5 mph ENE	0.1 ft	5:38 am · 3:46 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	46 / 59 °F	45%	3 mph WSW	0.1 ft	6:20 am · 4:16 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 3:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light rain	Drizzle	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Mainly clear	Mainly clear
Temperature	48°	48°	47°	47°	51°	52°	48°	47°
Chance of rain	88%	26%	27%	27%	38%	26%	23%	27%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	10 SSE	11 SSW	10 SSW	9 S	7 SSW	8 S	7 SSE	4 SE
Humidity	87%	88%	86%	92%	76%	77%	78%	85%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	53°	52°	51°	53°	52°	54°	55°
AIFS	51°	50°	51°	51°	52°	53°	55°
GFS	54°	56°	55°	55°	57°	55°	56°
ICON	53°	56°	51°	51°	54°	54°	58°
HRRR	52°	54°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	54°	54°	51°	55°	56°	56°	58°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.32 in	0.45 in	0.32 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.33 in	0.17 in	0.21 in	0.02 in	0	0.00 in	0.04 in
GFS	0.61 in	0.01 in	0.30 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0.30 in	0.09 in	0.41 in	0.01 in	0	0	0
HRRR	0.09 in	0.06 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.36 in	0.21 in	0.06 in	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1426	715	514	513	317	312	612
AIFS	10	6	3	4	2	2	3
GFS	1532	513	1013	47	46	411	47
ICON	1025	321	411	514	36	38	410
HRRR	1431	1024	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1522	611	45	45	34	34	44
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	93%	75%	12%	7%	9%	6%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	58%	42%	18%	7%	7%	11%
NBM (NOAA)	88%	32%	42%	5%	3%	9%	8%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	2%	1%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −1.1 °F	A bit below −48%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.4 °F	A bit above +28%	55° / 45°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	52° / 44°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	50° / 42°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	49° / 40°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
December	Above +2.9 °F	Normal
January	Above +3.2 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal
March	Above +3.4 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Tacoma climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Tacoma is from July to August: highs of 79 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

47° 35°

JanJ
51° 35°

FebF
55° 38°

MarM
60° 41°

AprA
67° 47°

MayM
73° 51°

JunJ
79° 55°

JulJ
79° 54°

AugA
73° 50°

SepS
62° 44°

OctO
53° 39°

NovN
47° 35°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)
JanuaryJan	47°	35°	5.79 in	17	1.7
FebruaryFeb	51°	35°	3.93 in	13	3.8
MarchMar	55°	38°	4.46 in	16	3.7
AprilApr	60°	41°	3.14 in	14	5.5
MayMay	67°	47°	1.75 in	10	6.8
JuneJun	73°	51°	1.47 in	8	6.8
JulyJul	79°	55°	0.59 in	4	8.6
AugustAug	79°	54°	0.96 in	4	7.8
SeptemberSep	73°	50°	1.48 in	7	6.3
OctoberOct	62°	44°	3.52 in	13	2.9
NovemberNov	53°	39°	6.23 in	18	1.7
DecemberDec	47°	35°	6.05 in	17	1.1

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 39.37 in of rain on about 138 days and about 1,750 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now47 °Ffeels like 43 °F

Tomorrow43 / 54 °F

It's 47 °F now (feels like 43 °F). Today, 45 °F to 52 °F; tomorrow, 43 °F to 54 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 88% 0.09 in
Thu 29 32% 0.20 in
Fri 30 42% 0.06 in
Sat 31 5%
Sun 1 3%
Mon 2 9%
Tue 3 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 88%, with 0.09 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 32% and 0.20 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.10 in; last 3 days, 0.81 in; last 7 days, 1.24 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity85%

Dew point42 °F

Humidity is 85% now and the dew point is 42 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds28%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 2 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.00 29.89

Steady now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 34

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light rain	47 / 55 °F	0.32 in	14 mph SW
Mon 26	Drizzle	46 / 58 °F	0.13 in	6 mph ESE
Sun 25	Rain	46 / 58 °F	0.43 in	6 mph ENE
Sat 24	Overcast	39 / 54 °F	0	4 mph SE
Fri 23	Overcast	45 / 58 °F	0	3 mph NE
Thu 22	Overcast	44 / 59 °F	0	7 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	43 / 64 °F	0	3 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	47 / 62 °F	0	8 mph NE
Mon 19	Overcast	47 / 63 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sun 18	Overcast	45 / 59 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sat 17	Drizzle	51 / 65 °F	0.08 in	14 mph SSW
Fri 16	Overcast	47 / 73 °F	0	8 mph SW
Thu 15	Overcast	51 / 70 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Wed 14	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 13	Overcast	44 / 64 °F	0	5 mph SSW
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	41 / 62 °F	0	4 mph NW
Sun 11	Clear sky	42 / 61 °F	0	11 mph NE
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	45 / 58 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 9	Light drizzle	50 / 62 °F	0.01 in	16 mph SW
Thu 8	Overcast	50 / 70 °F	0	5 mph N
Wed 7	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Tue 6	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Mon 5	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	0	3 mph WNW
Sun 4	Overcast	52 / 71 °F	0	4 mph NNE
Sat 3	Overcast	56 / 68 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	53 / 71 °F	0	7 mph W
Thu 1	Overcast	49 / 67 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Wed 30	Overcast	50 / 64 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Tue 29	Heavy drizzle	57 / 63 °F	0.32 in	16 mph SSW
Mon 28	Overcast	45 / 66 °F	0	11 mph SW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in TacomaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Tacoma?

Light rain, from 45 °F to 52 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph) and a 88% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Tacoma?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 32% (0.20 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.97 inHg and steady: +0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Tacoma?

The best time to visit Tacoma is from July to August: highs of 79 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Tacoma in October?

In October, Tacoma normally sees highs of 62 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 13 rainy days (3.52 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Tacoma?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 79 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 35 °F. The wettest is November (6.23 in) and the driest, July.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.6 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:56 pm (local time).

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