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Observed 7:20 AM PDT at KBFI

Kirkland, WA weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Today: low 45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°), high 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°).

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Clear

Wind
3 mph5 km/h
From the east-southeast. Light through 7 PM
Dew point
36°2°
Comfortable · up to 44°7° by 1 PM
UV tomorrow
2Low
Low all day (peak 2)
Air quality
52Moderate
PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure
30.23 inHg1024 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (47°8° then, 40°4° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until tomorrow 5 AM
  • Above 50°10° today by noon
  • High 57°14° today at 4 PM
  • Rain tomorrow 5 AM–tomorrow night 11 PM (60%, 0.48 in12 mm)
  1. This morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 47°8° by midnight · Rain 5–6 AM (60%)
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Rain 6–11 PM (30%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aMostly cloudy41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)41°5°0%1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h92%42%0
Sat 8aCloudy41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)41°5°0%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h93%67%0
Sat 9aCloudy42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)42°6°5%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h91%73%0
Sat 10aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)45°7°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h87%81%1
Sat 11aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)48°9°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h81%78%1
Sat 12pCloudy51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)51°11°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h75%82%2
Sat 1pCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)54°12°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h70%81%2
Sat 2pCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)55°13°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h67%80%2
Sat 3pCloudy56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)56°13°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h64%89%1
Sat 4pCloudy57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)57°14°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h62%87%0
Sat 5pCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)55°13°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h65%85%1
Sat 6pCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h68%87%0
Sat 7pCloudy52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°0%1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h72%91%0
Sat 8pCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)50°10°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h74%93%0
Sat 9pCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)49°9°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h77%88%0
Sat 10pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)49°9°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h79%88%0
Sat 11pCloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)48°9°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h80%92%0
Sun 12aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)47°8°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h82%98%0
Sun 1aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)47°8°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h83%99%0
Sun 2aCloudy47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h83%59%0
Sun 3aCloudy47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)47°8°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h83%91%0
Sun 4aCloudy47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)47°8°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h83%89%0
Sun 5aRain47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)47°8°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h83%74%0
Sun 6aCloudy46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)46°8°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h84%98%0
Sun 7aCloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)45°7°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h86%98%0
Sun 8aCloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)46°8°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h87%99%0
Sun 9aRain46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)46°8°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h90%95%0
Sun 10aRain47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)47°8°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h91%100%1
Sun 11aRain50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)50°10°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h88%99%1
Sun 12pRain52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h83%100%2
Sun 1pRain55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)55°13°60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h77%100%2
Sun 2pRain56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)56°13°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h75%96%2
Sun 3pDrizzle57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)57°14°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h73%89%2
Sun 4pRain58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)58°14°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h72%89%1
Sun 5pRain56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)56°13°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h77%94%0
Sun 6pRain55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)55°13°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h79%95%0
Sun 7pCloudy53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)53°12°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h82%97%0
Sun 8pRain51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h84%97%0
Sun 9pCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)50°10°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h85%97%0
Sun 10pRain49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)49°9°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h86%88%0
Sun 11pRain49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)49°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h87%82%0
Mon 12aCloudy49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)49°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h88%76%0
Mon 1aRain48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)48°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h88%77%0
Mon 2aRain48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)48°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h89%81%0
Mon 3aRain48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)48°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h90%84%0
Mon 4aRain47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)47°8°30%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h90%74%0
Mon 5aMostly cloudy47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)46°8°10%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h91%76%0
Mon 6aCloudy46°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)45°7°10%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h92%79%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 47°8°

      60% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind around 1 mph.

    Tonight: Rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 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.

    High, likely
    52°11°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    4 mph7 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 58°14°

      60% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 51°11°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 47°8°

      30% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely. Cloudy. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    51°11°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    55°13°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    5 mph7 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°9°

      40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 47°8°

      60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

    Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    52°11°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 44°7°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 56°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 46°8°

      60% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      70% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      50% 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 56.

    Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    51°11°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 42°5°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 45°7°

      30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 41°5°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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 40.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    48°9°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    46°8°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 42°5°

      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.

    High, likely
    46°8°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 44°7°

      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.

    High, likely
    48°9°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 43°6°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 55°13° / 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      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.

    High, likely
    49°9°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 43°6°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 57°, low 45°.

  2. Tomorrow

    59% chance of rain, high 58°, low 46°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 58°, low 46°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 48–58°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SEW) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Snohomish River near Monroe

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.1 ft
Flow
1,460 cfs

Forecast peak 0.3 ft Thu 5 AM

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snoqualmie River near Carnation

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
44.4 ft
Flow
485 cfs

Forecast peak 44.7 ft Thu 5 AM

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River (WA) at Renton

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
8.6 ft
Flow
319 cfs

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Snohomish River at Snohomish

16 mi
Below flood stage
Level
14.4 ft

Forecast peak 16.9 ft Thu 10 AM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 101

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
17
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Seattle Sand Point WFO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Normal high / low
58°14° / 45°7°
Forecast high / low
57°14° / 45°7°
Record high
74°23° in 1901
Record low
35°2° in 1916

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −2°−1°SunOct 18
  2. +2°+1°MonOct 19
  3. +2°+1°TueOct 20
  4. +3°+1°WedOct 21
  5. ±0°ThuOct 22
  6. −1°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Kirkland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:03 PM.

Daylight
10 h 23 min
Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour
5:20–6:23 PM
Morning 7:21–8:24 AM
Blue hour
6:23–6:35 PM
Morning 7:09–7:21 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking southeast from Kirkland. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,300 ft, 62 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.