Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

Lat: 47.15°NLon: 122.48333°WElev: 322.0ft.

Mist

35°F

2°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.71 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 0.62 mi
Last update 20 Jan 06:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma WA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy dense fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind.

    High: 47 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma WA
 47.15°N 122.5°W (Elev. 302 ft)
7:01 am PST Jan 20, 2026
7am PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
 
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