Weather and Nature

Seattle weather

Temperature, rain and wind in Seattle (Washington, United States), a city of about 780,995 people: how it is right now, hour by hour into tomorrow, the next 7 days and what each month of the year is like.

Right now

Thursday 15 October, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

63 °F

Partly cloudy

Feels like

63 °F

Humidity

68%

Wind

6 mph

NNW · Beaufort 2

Dew point

52 °F

Cloud cover

49%

Pressure

1,025 hPa

Hour by hour

Next 24 hours, in the city’s local time.

TimeConditionsTemperatureRainWind
17:00Clear sky65 °F0.00 in6 mph
18:00Partly cloudy63 °F0.00 in6 mph
19:00Partly cloudy60 °F0.00 in5 mph
20:00Fair58 °F0.00 in6 mph
21:00Clear sky56 °F0.00 in5 mph
22:00Clear sky56 °F0.00 in5 mph
23:00Clear sky55 °F0.00 in4 mph
00:00Partly cloudy54 °F0.00 in5 mph
01:00Partly cloudy55 °F0.00 in6 mph
02:00Partly cloudy56 °F0.00 in6 mph
03:00Partly cloudy55 °F0.00 in5 mph
04:00Partly cloudy55 °F0.00 in4 mph
05:00Partly cloudy54 °F0.00 in4 mph
06:00Partly cloudy53 °F0.00 in4 mph
07:00Partly cloudy53 °F0.00 in5 mph
08:00Partly cloudy53 °F0.00 in6 mph
09:00Partly cloudy56 °F0.00 in7 mph
10:00Partly cloudy58 °F0.00 in7 mph
11:00Partly cloudy62 °F0.00 in8 mph
12:00Partly cloudy66 °F0.00 in7 mph
13:00Partly cloudy68 °F0.00 in7 mph
14:00Fair70 °F0.00 in6 mph
15:00Clear sky72 °F0.00 in6 mph
16:00Clear sky73 °F0.00 in7 mph

Next 7 days

DayConditionsLowHighRain outlook
Thu 15/10Clear sky54 °F65 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Fri 16/10Partly cloudy53 °F73 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Sat 17/10Partly cloudy49 °F62 °Frain possible · 0.12 in
Mon 19/10Partly cloudy47 °F60 °Frain possible · 0.06 in
Tue 20/10Clear sky46 °F57 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Wed 21/10Clear sky46 °F58 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Thu 22/10Cloudy46 °F57 °Frain unlikely · 0.00 in

This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.

Low, high and rain for the next 7 days in SeattleChart of the next 7 days in Seattle: each day’s vertical band runs from the low to the high (from 46 °F to 73 °F across the week) and the bar at the base shows forecast rain, 0.18 in in total.4150596877°Fin6554Thu 15/107353Fri 16/1062490.12Sat 17/1060470.06Mon 19/105746Tue 20/105846Wed 21/1057460.00Thu 22/10

America/Los_Angeles

Our own chart, drawn from the 7-day forecast for Seattle shown above.

What each number means

Rain (mm)
1 millimetre of rain is 1 litre of water per square metre. Up to 2 mm in a day is drizzle; from 10 mm it is proper rain; more than 50 mm in a few hours is the amount that floods streets.
Humidity
Relative humidity is how much water vapour the air holds compared with the most it can hold at that temperature. Above 80% sweat evaporates slowly and heat feels worse; below 30% your throat and eyes dry out.
Dew point
The dew point is the temperature at which the air would start to condense. The closer it is to the air temperature, the muggier it feels. Above 20 °C the air already feels heavy.
Feels like
"Feels like" combines temperature, wind and humidity: strong wind carries heat away from the body, so it feels colder than the thermometer; high humidity in the heat makes it feel warmer.
Wind
Wind is given as a speed and the direction it blows from. Up to 20 km/h you barely notice it; at 40 km/h it moves branches and parasols; above 60 km/h it brings down trees and roof tiles.
Cloud cover
Cloud cover as a percentage is how much of the sky is covered. Up to 20% is a clear sky; above 80% the sun barely gets through.
Chance of rain
The model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region. This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.

Month-by-month climate

In October, Seattle averages 51 °F and about 4.9 in of rain over the month, on the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology.

Warmest month

August

Coldest month

December

Wettest month

November

Driest month

July

MonthMean temperatureRainMean humidity
January40 °F6.9 in90%
February40 °F4.3 in87%
March44 °F5.4 in85%
April48 °F3.7 in82%
May55 °F2.8 in80%
June59 °F2.0 in80%
July65 °F0.75 in77%
August65 °F1.1 in76%
September60 °F2.3 in78%
October51 °F4.9 in84%
November44 °F7.4 in89%
December39 °F6.9 in90%
Average temperature and rainfall month by month in SeattleChart of the Seattle normals over 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025): the line is each month’s mean temperature, peaking in August and bottoming out in December, and the bars are the month’s average rainfall. The current month is highlighted.3241505968°Fin0.002.03.95.97.9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Our own chart, from the NASA POWER 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology for the coordinates of Seattle.

Frequently asked questions

Will it rain tomorrow in Seattle?
no rain expected. Rain: 0.00 in. Low 53 °F, High 73 °F.
What is the temperature in Seattle right now?
63 °F, partly cloudy. Feels like: 63 °F. Humidity: 68%.
What will the weather be like at the weekend in Seattle?
Sat 17/10: partly cloudy, 49 °F / 62 °F, rain possible.
Which is the wettest month in Seattle?
November — ~7.4 in (25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025), NASA POWER).
How far ahead does this Seattle forecast go?
This page shows 7 days. The model run used here is from 15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC, and the page fetches a new one every 30 minutes.

Nearby cities

Forecasts for places near Seattle:

How to read this page

How to read the min and the max

The week’s high (73 °F) arrives in the afternoon, about two hours after solar noon; the low (46 °F) just before sunrise. Both are air temperature in the shade, two metres above ground — in direct sun or over asphalt a thermometer reads higher.

Where this number comes from

The Seattle forecast comes from MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS, run of 15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC. The month-by-month climate comes from NASA POWER, climatology of 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). Both are credited in full at the foot of this page.

What a forecast cannot promise

Out to two days accuracy is high; by day seven the trend matters more than the exact figure. For Seattle the model publishes no rain probability, so the expectation column is our reading.

Severe weather warnings

This page is informational. For official warnings of storms, gales or flooding affecting Seattle, go to your national weather service through the World Meteorological Organization warning portal.

WMO Severe Weather Information Centre

Understanding the weather and climate of Seattle

Is this week in Seattle above or below the October normal?

The average of the next 7 days in Seattle works out at 55 °F, against a normal of 51 °F for October over 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). That is 36 °F above typical — a small gap, the size the atmosphere wanders from one week to the next.

Within the week the highest maximum lands on Fri 16/10 (73 °F) and the lowest minimum on Wed 21/10 (46 °F). Forecast rain adds up to 0.18 in, roughly 4% of everything Seattle gets in an average October (4.9 in). The wettest day is Sat 17/10, with 0.12 in.

When is the wettest and the driest month in Seattle?

On the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology, the wettest month in Seattle is November, at about 7.4 in, and the driest is July, at 0.75 in. The gap is 9.9 times: Seattle has a clearly separated wet season and dry season, so planning building work, travel or planting around the calendar genuinely pays. For October, the month you are reading this in, the average is 4.9 in.

What does the dew point say about how Seattle feels?

Right now in Seattle the air is at 63 °F with a dew point of 52 °F and relative humidity of 68%. That distance between temperature and dew point is the comfortable band: the body can cool itself by evaporation without effort.

What is the climate of Seattle like through the year?

The warmest month in Seattle is August (65 °F on average) and the coldest is December (39 °F), a swing of about 14 °C around an annual mean of 51 °F. A swing of this size means a genuinely temperate climate: summer and winter call for different clothes, different housing and different habits.

Because Seattle lies in the northern hemisphere, at 47.61° north, summer falls in June, July and August, in the middle of the calendar.

How far is Seattle from Tacoma?

The nearest large city to Seattle is Tacoma, about 40 km away in a straight line, to the south, with 222,906 inhabitants. In that band the temperature of the two rarely differs by more than a degree or two, but a summer downpour can hit one and miss the other: heat showers are only a few kilometres wide. In this pair Seattle is the larger of the two.

Words on this page

Apparent temperature

The temperature the body actually feels, rather than the one on the thermometer. It combines air temperature with wind, which carries heat away faster, and humidity, which slows the evaporation of sweat. That is why 30 °C in dry air with a breeze is easier than 28 °C in still, muggy air.

Apparent temperature

Dew point

The temperature air would have to cool to, at constant pressure and moisture, for water to start condensing. The closer the dew point sits to the air temperature, the less room the vapour has and the muggier the day feels.

Dew point

Millimetre of rain

The depth of water rain would leave on a flat surface with no run-off. One millimetre is one litre per square metre, no matter how large the area measured is.

Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Millimetre of rain

Climate normal

The average of a climate element — temperature, rainfall, humidity — computed over a long, standardised period, usually thirty years. It does not predict anything: it says what is typical for that place in that month, and gives you a ruler for calling a week warm or wet.

Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Climate normal

Forecast model

A program that solves the equations of the atmosphere on a grid of points and steps forward in time from the state observed now. Your city forecast is the model value at the nearest grid point, which is why two neighbouring towns get almost the same numbers.

Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Forecast model

Model run

The time the model was executed with the latest observations. Every forecast belongs to a run, and runs age: one from six hours ago knows nothing about the shower that started afterwards. It is the first thing to check when two sources disagree.

Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Model run

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Source, model and licence

Model
MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS
Model run
15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC
Month-by-month climate
NASA POWER — Climatology (MERRA-2, 2001–2020) — The data was obtained from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project — Climatology API v2. Dados públicos da NASA, citação obrigatória.
Cities, coordinates and population
Dados de cidades: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

The page fetches fresh data every 30 minutes. Informational content. For severe weather warnings, follow your country’s official weather service and civil protection authority.