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Federal Way, WA 98023 Weather

Today: Light Rain Likely, high 54°F, low 37°F. Hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (PDT).

Federal Way, WA 98023 current weather

43°F

Chance Light Rain

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 54° / L 37°

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 11:27 PM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 11:27 PM PT

  1. Now43°44%
  2. 9 AM45°31%
  3. 10 AM47°32%
  4. 11 AM49°38%
  5. 12 PM51°48%
  6. 1 PM52°50%
  7. 2 PM52°57%
  8. 3 PM54°68%
  9. 4 PM52°60%
  10. 5 PM51°48%
  11. 6 PM49°40%
  12. 7 PM46°37%
  13. 8 PM45°29%
  14. 9 PM44°18%
  15. 10 PM44°20%
  16. 11 PM43°43%
  17. Thu12 AM43°50%
  18. 1 AM43°66%
  19. 2 AM42°59%
  20. 3 AM42°60%
  21. 4 AM41°60%
  22. 5 AM40°37%
  23. 6 AM39°36%
  24. 7 AM39°29%
  25. 8 AM38°29%
  26. 9 AM41°40%
  27. 10 AM44°11%
  28. 11 AM46°15%
  29. 12 PM48°
  30. 1 PM51°
  31. 2 PM53°
  32. 3 PM53°
  33. 4 PM54°25%
  34. 5 PM52°25%
  35. 6 PM50°25%
  36. 7 PM47°25%
  37. 8 PM45°25%
  38. 9 PM44°25%
  39. 10 PM43°25%
  40. 11 PM43°47%
  41. Fri12 AM42°47%
  42. 1 AM42°47%
  43. 2 AM41°47%
  44. 3 AM40°47%
  45. 4 AM40°47%
  46. 5 AM39°63%
  47. 6 AM38°63%
  48. 7 AM38°63%

10-day forecast

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  • Today10/2868% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 54°

    Today: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Light Rain Likely
  • Thu10/2963% chance of precipitationLow 36°High 55°

    Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Chance Light Rain
  • Fri10/3063% chance of precipitationLow 35°High 54°

    Friday: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Friday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Light Rain Likely
  • Sat10/3116% chance of precipitationLow 36°High 55°

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
  • Sun11/1Low 36°High 55°

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Partly Sunny
  • Mon11/213% chance of precipitationLow 39°High 57°

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Partly Sunny
  • Tue11/3Low 38°High 58°

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Partly Sunny
  • Wed11/4Model blend23% chance of precipitationLow 44°High 57°

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 57°. Low that night near 44°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Thu11/5Model blend48% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 58°

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 58°. Low that night near 45°. About 0.11 in of precipitation.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Fri11/6Model blend65% chance of precipitationLow High 57°

    Friday: Rain likely. High near 57°. About 0.46 in of precipitation.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 47.303, -122.363 from the NWS SEW office, updated 10/27/2026, 11:27 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KSEA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl, 10 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 4:00 PM PDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now43°Chance Light Rain44%9 mph
  2. 9 AM45°Chance Light Rain31%10 mph
  3. 10 AM47°Chance Light Rain32%12 mph
  4. 11 AM49°Chance Light Rain38%10 mph
  5. 12 PM51°Chance Light Rain48%10 mph
  6. 1 PM52°Chance Light Rain50%12 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
30°45°60°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue54°43°54°38°53°38°54°36°55°38°56°38°57°40°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow43°44%9
  2.  9 AM45°31%10
  3.  10 AM47°32%12
  4.  11 AM49°38%10
  5.  12 PM51°48%10
  6.  1 PM52°50%12
  7.  2 PM52°57%9
  8.  3 PM54°68%7
  9.  4 PM52°60%7
  10.  5 PM51°48%7
  11.  6 PM49°40%6
  12.  7 PM46°37%7
  13.  8 PM45°29%6
  14.  9 PM44°18%6
  15.  10 PM44°20%5
  16.  11 PM43°43%5
  17. Thu 10/2912 AM43°50%7
  18.  1 AM43°66%6
  19.  2 AM42°59%6
  20.  3 AM42°60%5
  21.  4 AM41°60%5
  22.  5 AM40°37%5
  23.  6 AM39°36%5
  24.  7 AM39°29%5
  25.  8 AM38°29%5
  26.  9 AM41°40%5
  27.  10 AM44°11%3
  28.  11 AM46°15%3
  29.  12 PM48°6%2
  30.  1 PM51°0%2
  31.  2 PM53°0%3
  32.  3 PM53°1%5
  33.  4 PM54°25%5
  34.  5 PM52°25%3
  35.  6 PM50°25%3
  36.  7 PM47°25%3
  37.  8 PM45°25%3
  38.  9 PM44°25%3
  39.  10 PM43°25%3
  40.  11 PM43°47%3
  41. Fri 10/3012 AM42°47%3
  42.  1 AM42°47%3
  43.  2 AM41°47%3
  44.  3 AM40°47%3
  45.  4 AM40°47%3
  46.  5 AM39°63%3
  47.  6 AM38°63%3
  48.  7 AM38°63%3
  49.  8 AM38°63%1
  50.  9 AM40°63%1
  51.  10 AM42°63%1
  52.  11 AM45°30%1
  53.  12 PM48°30%1
  54.  1 PM50°30%1
  55.  2 PM52°30%3
  56.  3 PM53°30%3
  57.  4 PM52°30%3
  58.  5 PM51°27%5
  59.  6 PM49°27%5
  60.  7 PM46°27%5
  61.  8 PM44°27%6
  62.  9 PM43°27%6
  63.  10 PM42°27%6
  64.  11 PM41°13%5
  65. Sat 10/3112 AM40°13%5
  66.  1 AM40°13%5
  67.  2 AM39°13%3
  68.  3 AM38°13%3
  69.  4 AM38°13%3
  70.  5 AM37°11%2
  71.  6 AM36°11%2
  72.  7 AM36°11%2
  73.  8 AM37°11%2
  74.  9 AM39°11%2
  75.  10 AM42°11%2
  76.  11 AM45°11%1
  77.  12 PM48°11%1
  78.  1 PM51°11%1
  79.  2 PM53°11%5
  80.  3 PM54°11%5
  81.  4 PM53°11%5
  82.  5 PM52°16%2
  83.  6 PM49°16%2
  84.  7 PM47°16%2
  85.  8 PM45°16%2
  86.  9 PM44°16%2
  87.  10 PM43°16%2
  88.  11 PM42°10%2
  89. Sun 11/112 AM41°10%2
  90.  1 AM40°10%2
  91.  1 AM39°10%1
  92.  2 AM39°10%1
  93.  3 AM39°10%1
  94.  4 AM39°8%1
  95.  5 AM39°8%1
  96.  6 AM38°8%1
  97.  7 AM39°8%1
  98.  8 AM41°8%1
  99.  9 AM44°8%1
  100.  10 AM47°9%1
  101.  11 AM50°9%1
  102.  12 PM52°9%1
  103.  1 PM54°9%2
  104.  2 PM55°9%2
  105.  3 PM54°9%2
  106.  4 PM53°9%1
  107.  5 PM51°9%1
  108.  6 PM48°9%1
  109.  7 PM45°9%1
  110.  8 PM44°9%1
  111.  9 PM43°9%1
  112.  10 PM42°8%1
  113.  11 PM41°8%1
  114. Mon 11/212 AM41°8%1
  115.  1 AM40°8%2
  116.  2 AM40°8%2
  117.  3 AM39°8%2
  118.  4 AM39°5%1
  119.  5 AM38°5%1
  120.  6 AM38°5%1
  121.  7 AM39°5%1
  122.  8 AM41°5%1
  123.  9 AM45°5%1
  124.  10 AM48°4%2
  125.  11 AM51°4%2
  126.  12 PM53°4%2
  127.  1 PM55°4%3
  128.  2 PM56°4%3
  129.  3 PM55°4%3
  130.  4 PM54°13%3
  131.  5 PM52°13%3
  132.  6 PM49°13%3
  133.  7 PM47°13%2
  134.  8 PM46°13%2
  135.  9 PM45°13%2
  136.  10 PM45°13%3
  137.  11 PM44°13%3
  138. Tue 11/312 AM43°13%3
  139.  1 AM42°13%3
  140.  2 AM41°13%3
  141.  3 AM41°13%3
  142.  4 AM41°9%2
  143.  5 AM40°9%2
  144.  6 AM40°9%2
  145.  7 AM41°9%2
  146.  8 AM43°9%2
  147.  9 AM47°9%2
  148.  10 AM50°5%2
  149.  11 AM53°5%2
  150.  12 PM55°5%2
  151.  1 PM56°5%5
  152.  2 PM57°5%5
  153.  3 PM56°5%5
  154.  4 PM55°3%3
  155.  5 PM53°3%3
  156.  6 PM50°3%3

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 11:27 PM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Washington hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: WEST FORK Fire (310 acres), GARDA FALLS Fire (308 acres)

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

UV index today (Federal Way)
2Low
  1. 111a
  2. 112p
  3. 21p
  4. 12p
  5. 13p
  6. 14p
AQI forecast today (Seattle-Bellevue-Kent Valley)
33GoodPM2.5
AQI forecast tomorrow (Seattle-Bellevue-Kent Valley)
33GoodPM2.5

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

King County, week of 10/20/2026

14% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.

Tides nearby

NOAA tide stations

Beaches nearby

EPA BEACON beaches

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:47 AM
Sunset
5:58 PM
Daylight
10 hr 11 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:15 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:30 PM
Moonrise
7:08 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 61°, low 47°, precipitation 4.09 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Tacoma #1, 5 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Federal Way, WA 98023?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 54°F. Light Rain Likely.
Will it rain in Federal Way, WA 98023 in the next 24 hours?
The hourly forecast shows a 50% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 1:00 PM PDT.
What is the 10-day forecast for Federal Way, WA 98023?
The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 4 to Nov 6) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 57°F to 58°F and up to a 65% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Federal Way, WA 98023 today?
Sunrise is about 7:47 AM PDT and sunset is about 5:58 PM PDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Federal Way, WA 98023?
At Tacoma #1, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 61°F and the normal low is 47°F.

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