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

Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

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

Partly Cloudy

41°F

5°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed WSW 11 MPH
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 09 Mar 06:16 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain and snow likely before 2pm, then rain between 2pm and 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5pm.  High near 46. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 8pm.  Low around 37. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 37 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain.  High near 52. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain.  Low around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain.  High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain.  Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain.  Cloudy, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain before 5am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely before 2pm, then rain between 2pm and 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5pm. High near 46. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 8pm. Low around 37. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Rain. High near 52. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Friday Night
Rain before 5am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma WA
 47.15°N 122.5°W (Elev. 302 ft)
2:25 pm PDT Mar 9, 2026
6pm PDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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