Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU)

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

Partly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.36 in (1028.11 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 12:15 PM PDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Orting WA

This Afternoon
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance Rain
Tuesday
High: 50 °F
Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Rain/Snow
then Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Rain. High near 50. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain showers likely before 8am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers between 8am and 11am, then rain showers after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.