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Tacoma, Washington · now

54°

Cloudy

High / Low
/ 49°
Wind
21 mph SSW
Humidity
77%

Tomorrow· Wednesday57°/48°· Light Rain

No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Tacoma, Washington, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance light rain today.

Temperature · next 24 hours

45° 55° 60° 56° 50° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

Next 24 hours

  1. 5 AM

    53°

    54%

  2. 7 AM

    51°

    59%

  3. 9 AM

    50°

    76%

  4. 11 AM

    51°

    39%

  5. 1 PM

    54°

    14%

  6. 3 PM

    55°

    12%

  7. 5 PM

    55°

    16%

  8. 7 PM

    56°

    5%

  9. 9 PM

    55°

    1%

  10. 11 PM

    53°

    2%

  11. 1 AM

    52°

    5%

  12. 3 AM

    51°

    7%

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7 days

  1. Today 5/13 Slight Chance Light Rain 54% · 49°
  2. Wed 5/13 Light Rain 76% 57° · 48°
  3. Thu 5/14 Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain 31% 58° · 46°
  4. Fri 5/15 Light Rain Likely 56% 54° · 44°
  5. Sat 5/16 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 52% 55° · 44°
  6. Sun 5/17 Partly Sunny 8% 58° · 46°
  7. Mon 5/18 Partly Sunny 12% 61° · 48°
Extended outlook days 8–17
  1. Tue 5/19 Cloudy 4% 74° · 45°
  2. Wed 5/20 Cloudy 4% 77° · 48°
  3. Thu 5/21 Cloudy 8% 70° · 49°
  4. Fri 5/22 Cloudy 6% 62° · 45°
  5. Sat 5/23 Cloudy 13% 70° · 44°
  6. Sun 5/24 Cloudy 16% 70° · 49°
  7. Mon 5/25 Cloudy 16% 69° · 46°
  8. Tue 5/26 Sunny 19% 82° · 44°
  9. Wed 5/27 Cloudy 20% 86° · 52°
  10. Thu 5/28 Cloudy 19% 85° · 56°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • Run1 PM

    comfortable at 54°F · breezy (16 mph) · slight chance of rain (14%) · rain should clear by 1 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike4 PM

    cool but workable at 56°F · breezy (16 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · rain should clear by 1 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent90 / 100
  • Golf4 PM

    cool but workable at 56°F · breezy (16 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · rain should clear by 1 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent91 / 100
  • Picnic4 PM

    cool but workable at 56°F · breezy (16 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · rain should clear by 1 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good78 / 100

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Tacoma

Tacoma in May typically averages 66° highs and 47° lows, with about 11 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 81°); the coldest is January (average low 35°). March is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan46°35°14
Feb47°35°19
Mar53°40°25
Apr60°43°14
May66°47°11
Jun71°52°13
Jul81°57°4
Aug78°58°8
Sep72°54°11
Oct60°46°19
Nov51°42°24
Dec49°39°23

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
SEW 118,52
Radar station
KATX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
47.253, -122.444