Puyallup River at Puyallup
8.2 mi- Level
- 9.7 ft
- Flow
- 746 cfs
Forecast peak 10.0 ft Thu 5 AM
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 11:15 AM PDT at KPLU
Rainy and 50°10°, rain tomorrow ~5 AM–1 PM (57%).
Today: low 38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°), high 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°).
Now 50°10°
Rain
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 71% | 45% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 66% | 85% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 60% | 83% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 56% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 54% | 79% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 54% | 75% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 54% | 88% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 58% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 67% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 70% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 74% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 78% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 79% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 80% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 80% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 81% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 84% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 85% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 99% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 95% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 88% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 80% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 74% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 71% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 70% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 70% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 72% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 81% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 85% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 89% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 92% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 93% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 94% | 73% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 96% | 67% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 98% | 73% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 98% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Rain | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 100% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 100% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Rain | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 84% | 1 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Rain likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East southeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East 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 · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
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°.
57% chance of rain, high 58°, low 40°.
Dry, high 59°, low 41°.
Highs 49–59°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SEW) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 10.0 ft Thu 5 AM
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sun 5 PM
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 5.8 ft Tue 4 AM
Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 71% 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 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.
On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Frederickson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing