Washington State weather today

We follow 212 towns and cities in Washington State, each with NWS, American, European side by side and the days they disagree flagged. Today the three models put highs between 64°F in Shoreline and 83°F in Pasco, and no model gives a 50% or higher chance of rain in any of the 30 places we hold today's forecast for.

Numbers from the forecast run of Saturday, October 3. Open any town for the live, hour-by-hour comparison.

Which forecast is most accurate in Washington State?

Over the last 30 days we graded the models in 47 Washington State cities against the recorded weather. The European model was most accurate in 43, the American in 4 of them. No model wins everywhere, which is why each city page names its own winner.

How we grade: the US accuracy scoreboard and our method.

Washington State climate, city by city

Across the 118 Washington State places we hold long-run averages for, typical July highs run from 63°F in Crystal Mountain to 98°F in West Richland, and January highs from 24°F in Crystal Mountain to 48°F in Orting. Hoquiam is the wettest at about 76 in of precipitation a year, Tri-Cities the driest at about 10 in.

Averages from ERA5 reanalysis, the same source as the climate tables on each city page.