Federal Way, WA Weather

King County7:41 AM PDT47.32°N, 122.31°WElevation 463 ft

Current conditions

Light Rain and Fog/Mist
48°
Light Rain and Fog/Mist
Feels like 48°
High 56°·Low 42°
WindN 5 mph gusts 21 mph
Humidity87%
Dew point45°
Pressure29.92 inHg
Visibility5.0 mi
Cloud cover91%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:43 AM
Sunset6:05 PM

Observed at Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Sunday

    Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    A chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Light Rain 44°86%
  2. 8 AM Light Rain 43°85%
  3. 9 AM Light Rain 44°76%
  4. 10 AM Light Rain Likely 46°68%
  5. 11 AM Light Rain Likely 47°73%
  6. 12 PM Light Rain Likely 49°69%
  7. 1 PM Light Rain Likely 51°72%
  8. 2 PM Light Rain Likely 53°57%
  9. 3 PM Chance Light Rain 54°45%
  10. 4 PM Chance Light Rain 54°33%
  11. 5 PM Light Rain Likely 55°56%
  12. 6 PM Chance Light Rain 52°31%
  13. 7 PM Chance Light Rain 51°40%
  14. 8 PM Chance Light Rain 50°35%
  15. 9 PM Chance Light Rain 47°27%
  16. 10 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 47°24%
  17. 11 PM Chance Light Rain 47°37%
  18. Mon12 AM Chance Light Rain 46°28%
  19. 1 AM Chance Light Rain 46°32%
  20. 2 AM Chance Light Rain 45°49%
  21. 3 AM Chance Light Rain 45°41%
  22. 4 AM Chance Light Rain 44°34%
  23. 5 AM Chance Light Rain 44°25%
  24. 6 AM Chance Light Rain 44°26%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 24 Light Rain Likely Light Rain Likely60%42°
  2. TodayOct 25 Light Rain Light Rain86%42°56°
  3. MonOct 26 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain26%44°59°
  4. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain81%42°59°
  5. WedOct 28 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms97%38°55°
  6. ThuOct 29 Light Rain Likely Light Rain Likely73%37°53°
  7. FriOct 30 Slight Chance Light Rain Slight Chance Light Rain20%35°53°
  8. SatOct 31 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny11%54°
  9. SunNov 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny38°53°
  10. MonNov 2 Cloudy Cloudy35°50°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

62
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • SunGood (33)
  • MonGood (33)
  • TueGood (33)

Tacoma-Puyallup, WA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:43 AM
Sunset 6:05 PM
Daylight 10 h 22 min (−3 min 10 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 99% lit
Moonrise 5:23 PM Moonset 7:16 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 45°
Record high67° (2015)
Record low31° (1954)
Wettest1.16 in (1986)
Month to date0.08 in (normal 2.75 in)

Seattle Tacoma Area, records since 1945. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SEW, issued 4 hrs ago

Synopsis

A frontal system will continue to bring widespread precipitation and breezy conditions to Western Washington today. Unsettled conditions are favored into next week. Light showers will linger early next week. Another system will arrive midweek, bringing widespread rain, mountain snow, and cooler temperatures to the region.

Short Term

Rain continues to move across Western Washington early this morning as a low pressure system moves southward offshore. Latest radar imagery shows pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall moving across the region. The bulk of the precipitation will fall over the coast and the Olympic Peninsula with 1.00-1.50 inches. Other locations will see amounts ranging 0.10-0.20 inches east of I-5 and 0.25-0.50 inches west of I-5. Southerly winds are expected to become breezy along the coast, San Juan Islands, and the Olympic Peninsula this morning and ease late tonight. Latest high-res guidance suggests wind gusts up to 35 mph. High temperatures in the low to mid 50s today.

Models have come to a better agreement on the projected path of the low. The center of the low will remain offshore today and move inland Monday morning near the Oregon/Washington border. This will result in light showers lingering into Monday. A weak shortwave will slide down from British Columbia on Tuesday for another chance of light precipitation.

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Long Term

There is good agreement among models that a low pressure system will slide down from the British Columbia coast late Tuesday towards Western Washington, bringing another round of widespread precipitation through at least Thursday. Additionally, a colder air mass will accompany this system. Latest guidance suggests high temperatures will only peak into the upper 40s to low 50s and overnight temperatures will dip into the 30s, with upper 20s possible in the valleys by Thursday. Snow levels will also decrease below 3500 ft with this system, bringing light snow accumulations to the passes. Latest guidance suggests the passes may receive around 4 inches of snow, while the higher mountain peaks may see around 7 inches. Models start to struggle Saturday on the upper-level pattern. Some members have a weak ridge building behind the low pressure system, however the majority of members at this time favor an upper-level trough to remain over Western Washington.

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Aviation

Southwest flow aloft will become southerly later today then southeasterly overnight as an upper low offshore moves onshore over northwest Oregon. Ceilings will be a mixed bag across the region today as bands of precipitation associated with the system offshore spread into the region. MVFR ceilings will be mostly confined to the coastal areas with primarily VFR for interior terminals. Ceilings may briefly drop to MVFR thresholds for interior areas mainly south of KSEA this morning.

KSEA...Mainly lower end VFR expected today with periods of light rain moving through the area into this afternoon. Precipitation should begin to decrease toward this evening. Surface winds E/NE 4 to 7 knots.

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