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Olympia, WA weather

It is 46°F and cloudy at Olympia, Olympia Airport as of Oct 28, 5:00 AM PDT. Overnight: Chance Light Rain, low near 41°F, 39% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:27 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:22 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

46°F

Cloudy · feels like 43°F

Wind

SSW 7 mph

Humidity 93% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

29.90 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Olympia, Olympia Airport (KOLM), Oct 28, 5:00 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. Washington has 5 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Olympia (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 5 AM43°FChance Light Rain39%SSW 7 mph
Wed 6 AM43°FChance Light Rain42%SSW 7 mph
Wed 7 AM42°FChance Light Rain44%SSW 7 mph
Wed 8 AM41°FChance Light Rain31%SSW 9 mph
Wed 9 AM43°FChance Light Rain31%SSW 9 mph
Wed 10 AM45°FChance Light Rain31%SSW 9 mph
Wed 11 AM47°FChance Light Rain54%SSW 8 mph
Wed 12 PM51°FLight Rain Likely70%SW 8 mph
Wed 1 PM52°FLight Rain Likely66%SSW 7 mph
Wed 2 PM52°FLight Rain76%SW 9 mph
Wed 3 PM53°FLight Rain Likely60%WSW 5 mph
Wed 4 PM52°FLight Rain Likely60%SSW 7 mph
Wed 5 PM51°FChance Light Rain45%SSW 6 mph
Wed 6 PM50°FChance Light Rain37%SSW 9 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FChance Light Rain35%SSW 7 mph
Wed 8 PM45°FChance Light Rain40%SSW 6 mph
Wed 9 PM44°FChance Light Rain45%S 5 mph
Wed 10 PM43°FLight Rain Likely56%S 7 mph
Wed 11 PM42°FLight Rain Likely56%S 7 mph
Thu 12 AM42°FLight Rain Likely60%S 7 mph
Thu 1 AM41°FLight Rain Likely67%S 7 mph
Thu 2 AM41°FLight Rain Likely65%S 6 mph
Thu 3 AM40°FLight Rain Likely57%S 6 mph
Thu 4 AM40°FLight Rain Likely62%S 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 Olympia can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 41°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 54°F·Low 35°F

Rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 54°F·Low 34°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. 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 32°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 chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday

High 54°F·Low 32°F

A slight chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday

High 56°F·Low 32°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday

High 57°F·Low 35°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday

High 58°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Olympia is served by the National Weather Service SEW forecast office, forecast zone WAZ317, county zone WAC067.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Olympia (47.0406, -122.8950), in Thurston County. Population: 56,271 (2024 estimate), number 24 of the 58 Washington cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLGX. 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/47.0406,-122.895 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:27 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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