Tacoma, WA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 52°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 52°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 51°F to 56°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 7 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
1950 - Small but powerful Hurricane King struck Miami, FL. The hurricane packs winded to 122 mph, with gusts to 150 mph. Hurricane King then moved up the Florida peninsula to Georgia. Four persons were killed and damage was 28 million dollars.
More on this and other weather history
Tacoma 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Oct 17
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Saturday Oct 18
Day: Rain after 11am. Cloudy. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Oct 19
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Oct 20
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A chance of rain between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday Oct 21
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday Oct 22
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday Oct 23
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:32 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Last Light 6:50 PM
Moonset 4:55 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
Thu's High Temperature
99 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Fri's Low Temperature
9 at 27 Miles South Of Bonanza, UT
Weather Folklore
Guitar strings shorten before a rain.
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About Tacoma,
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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