Cedar River (WA) at Renton
8.4 mi- Level
- 8.6 ft
- Flow
- 323 cfs
Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 5 AM
Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:10 AM PDT at KSEA
Clear and 45°7°.
Today: low 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°), high 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°).
Now 45°7°
Clear · Feels like 40°4°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 93% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 93% | 19% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 93% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 93% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 93% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 93% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 92% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 92% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 91% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 86% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 80% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 71% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 50°10° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 69% | 92% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 99% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 58% | 86% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 54% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 52% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 54% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 61% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 69% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 76% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 79% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 82% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 85% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 86% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 87% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 88% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 88% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 88% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 89% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Rain | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 90% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 91% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 90% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 49°9° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 83% | 61% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 82% | 60% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 77% | 92% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 70% | 96% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 68% | 62% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 68% | 92% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 70% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 76% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 82% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 86% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 89% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 90% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 40% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 91% | 92% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 58°, low 38°.
65% chance of rain, high 58°, low 43°.
Dry, high 60°, low 43°.
Highs 49–60°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SEW) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 5 AM
Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 66% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Des Moines weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:04 PM.
Mostly clear 12:39–2 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing