Tacoma

Weather in Tacoma, live

The weather over Tacoma as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Tacoma Narrows Arpt and Tacoma/McChord AFB, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KTIW Tacoma Narrows Arpt, 10 km: 11 °C (51 °F), wind from 030° at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ miles, cloud base 1,100 ft · MVFR · 8 minutes ago
  • KTCM Tacoma/McChord AFB, 12 km: 10 °C (50 °F), wind from 070° at 3 kt, visibility 10+ miles, cloud base 600 ft · IFR · 41 minutes ago
  • KPLU Tacoma/Pierce Cnty, 21 km: 8 °C (46 °F), wind from 360° at 6 kt, visibility 10+ miles, cloud base 300 ft, -RA · LIFR · 6 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Tacoma

  • Rain radarMeasuredTacoma is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredTacoma is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Tacoma Narrows Arpt (KTIW), 10 km away, Tacoma/McChord AFB (KTCM), 12 km away, Tacoma/Pierce Cnty (KPLU), 21 km away and Fort Lewis/Gray AAF (KGRF), 22 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Tacoma reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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