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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Special Weather Statement

Current conditions at

Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

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

Mostly Cloudy

55°F

13°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	SW 14 MPH
Barometer	30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 02:10 PM PDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma WA

This Afternoon
High: 57 °F
Chance Rain
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Chance Rain
Saturday
High: 51 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Sunday
High: 54 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Chance Rain
Tuesday
High: 53 °F
Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of rain before 4pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

A chance of rain before 2am, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

Monday Night

A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday

Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday

Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.