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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW)

Lat: 47.2675°NLon: 122.57611°WElev: 315.0ft.

Clear

39°F

4°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed WSW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.22 in (1023.37 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Jan 01:53 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Tacoma WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog after midnight.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread dense fog between 9am and 11am. Widespread dense freezing fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind.

    High: 42 °F

    Dense
    Freezing Fog
    and Dense Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind.
Tonight
Widespread dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Thursday
Widespread dense fog between 9am and 11am. Widespread dense freezing fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Tacoma WA
 47.29°N 122.48°W (Elev. 0 ft)
1:25 pm PST Jan 21, 2026
2pm PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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