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Kirkland, WA weather

It is 51°F at SEATTLE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE as of Oct 27, 10:30 PM PDT. Tonight: Light Rain Likely, low near 46°F, 72% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 12:41 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:19 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

51°F

Light Rain Likely

Wind

SW 12 mph

Humidity 79% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

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Visibility —

Observed at SEATTLE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (SEAW1), Oct 27, 10:30 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

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

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 Kirkland (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM49°FLight Rain Likely72%S 13 mph
Wed 12 AM48°FLight Rain Likely70%S 14 mph
Wed 1 AM49°FChance Light Rain51%S 13 mph
Wed 2 AM49°FChance Light Rain42%S 12 mph
Wed 3 AM48°FChance Light Rain40%SSW 12 mph
Wed 4 AM48°FChance Light Rain34%SSW 10 mph
Wed 5 AM48°FChance Light Rain45%S 10 mph
Wed 6 AM48°FChance Light Rain43%S 10 mph
Wed 7 AM48°FChance Light Rain42%SSW 9 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FChance Light Rain39%S 8 mph
Wed 9 AM46°FChance Light Rain40%SSW 9 mph
Wed 10 AM47°FChance Light Rain42%SSW 9 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FChance Light Rain39%SSW 9 mph
Wed 12 PM50°FChance Light Rain42%SSW 8 mph
Wed 1 PM51°FChance Light Rain46%SSW 7 mph
Wed 2 PM52°FChance Light Rain50%SSW 7 mph
Wed 3 PM53°FLight Rain Likely55%S 7 mph
Wed 4 PM52°FChance Light Rain51%S 6 mph
Wed 5 PM52°FChance Light Rain52%S 6 mph
Wed 6 PM51°FLight Rain Likely56%S 6 mph
Wed 7 PM48°FLight Rain Likely58%S 6 mph
Wed 8 PM48°FChance Light Rain49%SSE 6 mph
Wed 9 PM47°FSlight Chance Light Rain23%SSE 6 mph
Wed 10 PM46°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 6 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 Kirkland can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 46°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. South southwest wind 10 to 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 54°F·Low 42°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 54°F·Low 41°F

A slight chance of rain before 11am, then patchy fog between 11am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 53°F·Low 40°F

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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 40.

Saturday

High 54°F·Low 41°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 41.

Sunday

High 55°F·Low 40°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

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

Monday

High 57°F·Low 42°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday

High 58°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Kirkland is served by the National Weather Service SEW forecast office, forecast zone WAZ314, county zone WAC033.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Kirkland (47.6967, -122.2042), in King County. Population: 95,499 (2024 estimate), number 13 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/47.6967,-122.2042 (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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