Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU)

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

Clear

34°F

1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Mar 05:35 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Orting WA

  • Today

    Today: Rain and snow.  High near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with snow.  Low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 11am.  High near 46. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain before 2am, then showers after 2am.  Low around 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers before 11am, then rain after 11am.  High near 42. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain.  Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain.  High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain before 8pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and snow. High near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 46. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Rain before 2am, then showers after 2am. Low around 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers before 11am, then rain after 11am. High near 42. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Rain. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Night
Rain before 8pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Orting WA
 47.05°N 122.15°W (Elev. 997 ft)
2:50 am PDT Mar 10, 2026
5am PDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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