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WASHINGTON · KING COUNTY

Seattle

780,995 people, 140 ft above sea level in King County.

140 ftElevation, city center
780,995People, 2024 estimate
84 sq miLand area
Mostly cloudy 59°
Mostly cloudy now Dew point 48° · S 10 mph · high 62°
City of Seattle River Interstate 2 miles
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TODAY

Today in Seattle

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 AM PDT
RIGHT NOW Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) · 2:53 AM
Mostly cloudy
59° Mostly cloudy Feels like 59° · high of 62° near 3 PM
WindS 10 mphgusts 21
Humidity67%falling to 77% this afternoon
Pressure29.94 in ↘falling slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsBrokenbases near 2,100 ft
UV index0low
Dew point 48° · Dry56° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 AMin about 1 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 290.01 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kitsap County
NWS Seattle/Tacoma and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:05 AM6:53 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 91% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
27
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 28, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
56% · 0.14 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 47 to 56°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 51°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 52°
60% rain 0.1–0.5″ SSW 14, gusts 26 B
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 51°
20% rain — N 8 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 52°
10% rain — N 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 52°
0% rain — N 9 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 52°
0% rain — N 13 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 53°
0% rain — N 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 53°
10% rain — WSW 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Seattle was over the Pacific off the Northwest three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Seattle at 5,000 feet was over the Pacific off the Northwest three days ago, about 610 miles back along its path. It crossed water on the way, though the air arriving is not especially humid. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Oct. 1, 2019

The coldest this week has been

38° on Oct. 1, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1894. Next is 40° in 1908.

40°
38°
19082019
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Seattle City Area threaded record since 1894.
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WASHINGTON · KING

Seattle

780,995 people, 140 ft above sea level in King County.

140 ftElevation
780,995People
84 sq miLand
Mostly cloudy 59°
Mostly cloudyDew point 48°
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Today in Seattle

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 58° 0%
6a overcast 58° 27%
9a rain 58° 32%
12p rain 58° 37%
3p rain 60° 52%
6p rain 60° 44%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 AM · 40%
→
Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
62
B
Wed20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
64
A
Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52
68
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52
68
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53
71
B
Mon10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53
69
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · OCT. 1, 2019

38°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1894.