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University Place, WA weather

It is 48°F and light rain at Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport as of Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Overnight: Chance Light Rain, low near 42°F, 38% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:27 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:24 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Light Rain · feels like 43°F

Wind

SSW 14 mph, gusts 20 mph

Humidity 93% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

29.86 inHg

Visibility 8 mi

Observed at Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW), Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the University Place forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Washington has 5 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for University Place (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM44°FChance Light Rain32%SSW 10 mph
Wed 5 AM44°FChance Light Rain35%SSW 10 mph
Wed 6 AM44°FChance Light Rain26%SSW 10 mph
Wed 7 AM43°FChance Light Rain25%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 AM42°FSlight Chance Light Rain23%SSW 10 mph
Wed 9 AM44°FSlight Chance Light Rain22%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 AM47°FChance Light Rain25%SSW 12 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FChance Light Rain38%SW 12 mph
Wed 12 PM50°FChance Light Rain42%SW 13 mph
Wed 1 PM51°FLight Rain Likely56%SW 12 mph
Wed 2 PM51°FChance Light Rain53%SW 12 mph
Wed 3 PM53°FChance Light Rain45%SSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM51°FChance Light Rain40%SSW 9 mph
Wed 5 PM51°FChance Light Rain38%S 8 mph
Wed 6 PM49°FChance Light Rain34%S 8 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FChance Light Rain34%S 8 mph
Wed 8 PM45°FSlight Chance Light Rain21%S 6 mph
Wed 9 PM44°FMostly Cloudy2%S 6 mph
Wed 10 PM43°FMostly Cloudy3%S 6 mph
Wed 11 PM42°FMostly Cloudy9%S 5 mph
Thu 12 AM42°FChance Light Rain29%S 5 mph
Thu 1 AM41°FChance Light Rain51%S 5 mph
Thu 2 AM41°FChance Light Rain54%SSE 2 mph
Thu 3 AM40°FChance Light Rain39%SSE 2 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 University Place can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 42°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. South southwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 53°F·Low 37°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 53°F·Low 36°F

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 53°F·Low 34°F

Rain likely. Partly sunny, 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 34.

Saturday

High 53°F·Low 36°F

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

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday

High 55°F·Low 36°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday

High 56°F·Low 38°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday

High 57°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
University Place 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 University Place (47.2154, -122.5473), in Pierce County. Population: 35,160 (2024 estimate), number 36 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/47.2154,-122.5473 (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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