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Burien, WA weather

It is 48°F and light rain at Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as of Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Tonight: Light Rain Likely, low near 45°F, 73% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 12:41 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:22 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Light Rain · feels like 43°F

Wind

S 11 mph

Humidity 81% · dew point 43°F

Pressure · visibility

29.90 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Burien forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the SEW office near Burien.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Washington has 5 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Burien (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM47°FLight Rain Likely73%SSW 14 mph
Wed 12 AM47°FLight Rain Likely68%SSW 14 mph
Wed 1 AM47°FChance Light Rain44%SSW 14 mph
Wed 2 AM47°FChance Light Rain27%SSW 13 mph
Wed 3 AM47°FChance Light Rain27%SSW 13 mph
Wed 4 AM47°FChance Light Rain25%SSW 13 mph
Wed 5 AM46°FChance Light Rain34%SSW 13 mph
Wed 6 AM46°FChance Light Rain29%SSW 12 mph
Wed 7 AM46°FChance Light Rain27%SSW 12 mph
Wed 8 AM46°FChance Light Rain27%SSW 10 mph
Wed 9 AM45°FChance Light Rain26%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 AM48°FChance Light Rain31%SSW 12 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FChance Light Rain30%SSW 12 mph
Wed 12 PM49°FChance Light Rain33%SSW 12 mph
Wed 1 PM50°FChance Light Rain44%SSW 12 mph
Wed 2 PM51°FChance Light Rain45%SSW 10 mph
Wed 3 PM53°FChance Light Rain45%SSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM51°FChance Light Rain41%SSW 9 mph
Wed 5 PM51°FChance Light Rain47%S 7 mph
Wed 6 PM49°FChance Light Rain44%S 7 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FChance Light Rain52%S 7 mph
Wed 8 PM46°FChance Light Rain28%S 7 mph
Wed 9 PM46°FMostly Cloudy4%S 7 mph
Wed 10 PM45°FMostly Cloudy3%S 7 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Burien can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 45°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 53°F·Low 41°F

A chance of rain. Partly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 53°F·Low 41°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 53°F·Low 39°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday

High 54°F·Low 40°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday

High 54°F·Low 40°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday

High 56°F·Low 41°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday

High 57°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Burien is served by the National Weather Service SEW forecast office, forecast zone WAZ316, county zone WAC033.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Burien (47.4756, -122.3447), in King County. Population: 52,046 (2024 estimate), number 25 of the 58 Washington cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KATX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/47.4756,-122.3447 (forecast issued Oct 27, 12:41 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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