Tacoma, WA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (98401)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 45°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 45°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
Week Ahead Summary
Temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 51°F to 55°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F below the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 60°F with lows around 45°F.
This Date in Weather History
1988 - A total of forty-three cities in the eastern U.S. and the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including Elkins WV and Marquette MI where the mercury dipped to 18 degrees.
More on this and other weather history
Tacoma 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Sunday Oct 12
Night: Rain likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Oct 13
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Oct 15
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday Oct 16
Day: A chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday Oct 17
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday Oct 18
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday Oct 19
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:29 PM
Last Light 7:00 PM
Moonset 2:42 PM
Close Tide Stations
Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway
(1.7 miles away)
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
(5.2 miles away)
Tahlequah, Neil Pt., Dalco Passage, Vashon I.
(6.3 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Sun's Low Temperature
13 at 22 Miles Southwest Of Manila, UT
Weather Folklore
When lookout mountain has its cap on, it will rain in six hours.
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About Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( tə-KOH-mə) is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along the Puget Sound roughly 30 miles (48 km) from Seattle and Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-most populous city in the state with a population of 219,346 at the 2020 census. Tacoma is the economic and cultural center of the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million.
Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called təˡqʷuʔbəʔ in the Puget Sound Salish dialect, and "Takhoma" in an anglicized version. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-water harbor, Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with the railroad, Tacoma's motto became "When rails meet sails". Commencement Bay serves the Port of Tacoma, a center of international trade on the Pacific Coast and Washington's largest port. The city gained notoriety in 1940 for the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which earned the nickname "Galloping Gertie" due to the vertical movement of the deck during windy conditions.
Like most industrial cities, Tacoma suffered a prolonged decline in the mid-20th century as a result of suburbanization and divestment. Since the 1990s, downtown Tacoma has experienced a period of revitalization. Developments in the downtown include the University of Washington Tacoma; the T Line (formerly Tacoma Link), the first modern electric light rail service in the state; the state's highest density of art and history museums; and a restored urban waterfront, the Thea Foss Waterway.
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