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Tacoma, Washington weather · now

72°

Clear

Feels
71°
High / Low
72° / 56°
Wind
29 mph SW
Humidity
50%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:01 AM 8:28 PM 14h 27m
Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Tacoma, Washington, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 72° with a low near 56°.

What to wear today

Long sleeves or short — your call

Sweet spot at 72°F. Most people will be comfortable in either.

Next 24 hours

50° 65° 75° ↑ 71° ↓ 57° 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM

  1. 3 PM

    68°

    1%

  2. 5 PM

    70°

    1%

  3. 7 PM

    70°

    2%

  4. 9 PM

    66°

    2%

  5. 11 PM

    63°

    2%

  6. 1 AM

    61°

    2%

  7. 3 AM

    60°

    2%

  8. 5 AM

    58°

    3%

  9. 7 AM

    57°

    3%

  10. 9 AM

    58°

    2%

  11. 11 AM

    60°

    3%

  12. 1 PM

    62°

    3%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Sunny 3% 72° · 56°
    1. 3 PM 68° Sunny 1%
    2. 4 PM 71° Sunny 1%
    3. 5 PM 70° Sunny 1%
    4. 6 PM 70° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 7 PM 70° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 8 PM 69° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 9 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    8. 10 PM 64° Partly Cloudy 2%
    9. 11 PM 63° Partly Cloudy 2%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 5% 69° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 61° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 1 AM 61° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 61° Partly Cloudy 2%
    4. 3 AM 60° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 59° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 58° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 58° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 57° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 58° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 58° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 59° Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 60° Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 62° Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 62° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 65° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 66° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 67° Mostly Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 68° Mostly Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 67° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 1%
    22. 9 PM 65° Partly Cloudy
    23. 10 PM 63° Partly Cloudy
    24. 11 PM 62° Partly Cloudy
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny 1% 72° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 60° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 60° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 59° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 58° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 58° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 57° Partly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 56° Partly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 56° Partly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 57° Partly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 58° Partly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 60° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 62° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 65° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 67° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 69° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 70° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 71° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 72° Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 72° Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 66° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 63° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny 1% 72° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 61° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 60° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 59° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 58° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 57° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 57° Partly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 57° Partly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 57° Partly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 57° Partly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 58° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 59° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 61° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 64° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 67° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 69° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 70° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 72° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 72° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 71° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 70° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 68° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 65° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 63° Mostly Clear 1%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 1% 72° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 61° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 59° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 58° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 57° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 56° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 56° Mostly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 56° Partly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 55° Partly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 56° Partly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 57° Partly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 59° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 64° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 67° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 69° Mostly Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 70° Mostly Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 71° Mostly Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 71° Mostly Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 1%
    20. 7 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 1%
    21. 8 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 1%
    22. 9 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 1%
    23. 10 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 1%
    24. 11 PM 63° Partly Cloudy
  6. Sun 8/16 Partly Sunny 14% 73° · 56°
    1. 12 AM 61° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 59° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 58° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 57° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 57° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    8. 7 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    9. 8 AM 57° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    10. 9 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    11. 10 AM 60° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    12. 11 AM 62° Partly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 65° Partly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 68° Partly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 71° Partly Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 72° Partly Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 72° Partly Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 71° Partly Sunny 3%
    19. 6 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    20. 7 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    21. 8 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    22. 9 PM 68° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    23. 10 PM 66° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    24. 11 PM 64° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  7. Mon 8/17 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 18% 72° · 56°
    1. 12 AM 62° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    2. 1 AM 60° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    3. 2 AM 59° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    7. 6 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    8. 7 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    9. 8 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    10. 9 AM 59° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    11. 10 AM 60° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    12. 11 AM 62° Partly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 64° Partly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 67° Partly Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 69° Partly Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 70° Partly Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 70° Partly Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 70° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    19. 6 PM 70° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    20. 7 PM 70° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    21. 8 PM 69° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    22. 9 PM 67° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    23. 10 PM 65° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
    24. 11 PM 63° Slight Chance Light Rain 16%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 20% 85° · 62°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 19% 65° · 55°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 13% 76° · 58°
  4. Fri 8/21 Sunny 11% 85° · 55°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 4% 93° · 58°
  6. Sun 8/23 Cloudy 3% 88° · 61°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 0% 88° · 57°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 0% 86° · 58°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 6% 88° · 57°

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

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Thursday, 8/13

Mostly Sunny, 72° / 55°

  1. Tomorrow69°55°
  2. Thu72°55°
  3. Fri72°55°
  4. Sat72°55°
  5. Sun73°56°
  6. Mon72°56°

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.

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Tacoma

Tacoma in August typically averages 77° highs and 57° lows, with about 9 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 79°); 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
May67°48°11
Jun74°54°10
Jul79°57°6
Aug77°57°9
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.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Forecast details

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