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Tacoma, WA weather

It is 48°F and light rain at Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport as of Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Tonight: Light Rain, low near 42°F, 83% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 12:41 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:16 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Light Rain · feels like 43°F

Wind

S 13 mph

Humidity 87% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

29.90 inHg

Visibility 9 mi

Observed at Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW), Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

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

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 Tacoma (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM46°FLight Rain83%SSW 15 mph
Wed 12 AM45°FLight Rain76%SSW 14 mph
Wed 1 AM45°FChance Light Rain52%SSW 14 mph
Wed 2 AM45°FChance Light Rain33%SSW 13 mph
Wed 3 AM45°FChance Light Rain32%SSW 12 mph
Wed 4 AM44°FChance Light Rain32%SSW 12 mph
Wed 5 AM44°FChance Light Rain39%SSW 10 mph
Wed 6 AM43°FChance Light Rain29%SSW 10 mph
Wed 7 AM43°FChance Light Rain29%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 AM42°FChance Light Rain27%SSW 10 mph
Wed 9 AM44°FChance Light Rain26%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 AM47°FChance Light Rain28%SSW 12 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FChance Light Rain35%SW 13 mph
Wed 12 PM50°FChance Light Rain40%SW 13 mph
Wed 1 PM51°FLight Rain Likely56%SW 13 mph
Wed 2 PM51°FLight Rain Likely55%SW 12 mph
Wed 3 PM52°FChance Light Rain45%SSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM51°FChance Light Rain39%SSW 10 mph
Wed 5 PM51°FChance Light Rain38%SSW 8 mph
Wed 6 PM49°FChance Light Rain35%SSW 8 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FChance Light Rain38%SSW 8 mph
Wed 8 PM45°FSlight Chance Light Rain23%S 7 mph
Wed 9 PM44°FMostly Cloudy1%S 7 mph
Wed 10 PM43°FMostly Cloudy1%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 Tacoma can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 42°F

Rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 53°F·Low 37°F

Rain likely. Partly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 52°F·Low 37°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 52°F·Low 37°F

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday

High 53°F·Low 37°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday

High 53°F·Low 37°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday

High 55°F·Low 39°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday

High 56°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Tacoma is served by the National Weather Service SEW forecast office, forecast zone WAZ316, county zone WAC053.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Tacoma (47.2522, -122.4598), in Pierce County. Population: 228,202 (2024 estimate), number 3 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/47.2522,-122.4598 (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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