Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU)

Lat: 47.104°NLon: 122.287°WElev: 538.0ft.

Clear

64°F

18°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Aug 09:55 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Spanaway WA

Today
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Thursday
High: 67 °F
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance Rain
Friday
High: 69 °F
Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday

Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 67. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Friday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night

A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.