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Observed 2:15 PM PDT at KBFI

White Center, WA weather

Mostly sunny and 54°12°, rain tomorrow ~5–9 AM (57%).

Today: low 44°7° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°), high 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°).

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Mostly sunny

Wind
Calm
Light through 2 AM
Dew point
36°2°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Air quality
48Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure
30.13 inHg1020 hPa
Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 5 AM tomorrow
  • High 55°13° today at 4 PM
  • Rain tomorrow 5 AM–3 PM (60%, 0.34 in8.6 mm)
  • Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 54°12° · Mostly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 46°8° by 1 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (50%)
  3. Tomorrow morningNear 48°9° · Rain all morning (60%)
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 55°13° by 4 PM · Rain noon–3 PM (50%)
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 2 AM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
  6. Monday morningNear 49°9° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 2pCloudy53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)53°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h64%79%2
Sat 3pCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h63%86%2
Sat 4pCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)55°13°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h63%90%2
Sat 5pCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h60%84%1
Sat 6pCloudy53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)53°12°0%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h65%83%0
Sat 7pCloudy51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)51°11°0%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h71%81%0
Sat 8pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)49°9°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h73%89%0
Sat 9pCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)48°9°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h76%94%0
Sat 10pCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)48°9°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h79%97%0
Sat 11pCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)47°8°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h82%97%0
Sun 12aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)47°8°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h82%90%0
Sun 1aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)46°8°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h84%68%0
Sun 2aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)46°8°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h84%98%0
Sun 3aRain46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)46°8°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h87%86%0
Sun 4aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)46°8°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h87%100%0
Sun 5aRain46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)45°7°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h87%97%0
Sun 6aRain46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)45°7°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h90%99%0
Sun 7aRain45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)44°7°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h92%96%0
Sun 8aRain46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)46°8°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h93%100%0
Sun 9aRain46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)46°8°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h95%100%0
Sun 10aRain48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)47°8°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h97%100%0
Sun 11aRain49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)48°9°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h94%99%0
Sun 12pRain51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h88%100%1
Sun 1pRain53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)53°12°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h83%91%1
Sun 2pDrizzle54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h79%100%1
Sun 3pRain54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h79%83%1
Sun 4pRain55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)55°13°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h80%90%1
Sun 5pRain54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°40%2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h80%97%1
Sun 6pCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)53°12°40%2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h84%100%0
Sun 7pCloudy51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°10%2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h89%97%0
Sun 8pCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)50°10°10%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h89%83%0
Sun 9pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)49°9°5%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h91%73%0
Sun 10pMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h92%88%0
Sun 11pCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)48°9°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h93%78%0
Mon 12aDrizzle48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)48°9°30%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h93%88%0
Mon 1aCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)48°9°5%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h94%94%0
Mon 2aDrizzle47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h94%84%0
Mon 3aMostly cloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h96%86%0
Mon 4aCloudy47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h95%81%0
Mon 5aCloudy47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h95%93%0
Mon 6aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h96%94%0
Mon 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)46°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h97%96%0
Mon 8aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)46°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h98%93%0
Mon 9aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)47°8°10%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h98%92%0
Mon 10aDrizzle48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)48°9°10%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h97%90%1
Mon 11aPartly sunny50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)49°9°5%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h95%78%1
Mon 12pMostly cloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)52°11°5%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h90%69%2
Mon 1pMostly cloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)54°12°5%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h83%67%3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind around 2 mph.

    Tonight: A chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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

    High, likely
    50°10°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 46°8°

      60% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 55°13°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      30% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. West southwest 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 before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

    High, likely
    50°10°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    55°13°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 50°10°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      60% 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 57.

    Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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

    High, likely
    54°12°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 45°7°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      70% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 44°7°

      60% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    51°11°–54°12°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 40°5°

      30% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

    Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

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

    High, likely
    46°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 39°4°. Typical 56°13° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–42°6°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 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

      Partly sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 41°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°–50°10°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    8 mph12 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 44°7°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    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°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 44°7°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 45°7°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 54°12°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      30% 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.

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

    High, likely
    51°11°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 43°6°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 55°, low 44°.

  2. Tomorrow

    57% chance of rain, high 56°, low 45°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 57°, low 46°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 48–57°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday.

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.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 31Typical 101

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
19
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

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 Tacoma Area · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
58°14° / 45°7°
Forecast high / low
55°13° / 44°7°
Record high
72°22° in 1965
Record low
33°1° in 1954

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

White Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:04 PM.

Daylight
10 h 23 min
Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 57 min less
Golden hour
5:21–6:24 PM
Morning 7:22–8:24 AM
Blue hour
6:24–6:36 PM
Morning 7:10–7:22 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking southeast from White Center. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,400 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.