Observed 2:30 AM PDT at KPWT

Manchester, WA weather

Clear and 34°1°.

Mostly agree

Now 34°1°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · up to 42°6° by 10 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 100%; Air 34°1°, dew point 34°1° · frost likely
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tonight 2 AM
Low 39°4° today at 6 AM
High 52°11° today at 4 PM
Rain tonight from 2 AM (70%, 1.5 in37 mm)

TonightNear 41°5° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 52°11° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by 1 AM · Rain 2–6 AM (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 52°11° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 1 AM · Rain all night (60%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	72%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	74%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	71%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	80%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	82%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	85%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	85%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	88%	85%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	80%	1
Sat 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	78%	78%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	87%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	99%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	30%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	30%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	98%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	30%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	95%	86%	1
Sun 12p	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	46°8°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Rain	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	48°9°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	51°11°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	97%	1
Sun 3p	Rain	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	51°11°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	52%	1
Sun 4p	Rain	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	52°11°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	50%	1
Sun 5p	Rain	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	49%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	94%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	98%	54%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	98%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	56%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 58°14° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.76 in19 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 52°11°
  70% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 48°9°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
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 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°4°
  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
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 51°11°, low 39°4°. Typical 55°13° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  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
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  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.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
73% chance of rain, high 53°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 55°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Highs 50–55°; 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

Cedar River (WA) at Renton

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 323 cfs

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Duwamish River at Duwamish

12 mi

Level: 4.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Duwamish River at Tukwila

14 mi

Level: 4.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Green River (WA) at Tukwila

15 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 101

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°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 Tacoma Area · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 23 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:24 PM; Morning 7:22–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:37 PM; Morning 7:10–7:22 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Manchester. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,200 ft, 60 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.