Fife, Washington Weather
Fife, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Fife, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fife. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fife is published on the Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Fife have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fife: McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) 14 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 16 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 17 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 24 km · Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) 25 km
Conditions reported at KS50 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fife specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fife, Washington
Fife is a place where the air carries the damp, earthy scent of the Pacific Northwest, mingling with the fainter, metallic tang of industry. It lies 4.2 miles east-south-east of Tacoma, WA (from Tacoma, WA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-west of Federal Way. The landscape here slopes gently towards the brackish waters of the Puyallup River estuary, a fertile basin carved by ancient glacial melt and now a patchwork of verdant fields and sprawling commercial developments. Low-slung buildings, their corrugated metal roofs glinting under a perpetually overcast sky, line wide arterial roads, a stark contrast to the distant, mist-shrouded peaks of the Cascades that loom on the horizon. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of the warehouses and casting long, pale shadows that stretch across the asphalt. The history of Fife is deeply entwined with the rich, alluvial soil that once sustained a thriving agricultural community, its legacy still visible in the remnants of berry farms and orchards that resist the relentless march of commerce. For generations, this land was a breadbasket, feeding the growing population of the Puget Sound region. Now, Fife has transformed into a hub for logistics and distribution, its economy fueled by the constant hum of trucks and the rhythmic clatter of forklifts, a modern echo of the agricultural machinery that once dominated the soundscape. The proximity to major transportation networks, including railroads and highways, has made it a vital node in the regional supply chain, a crossroads where goods flow in and out with an almost ceaseless energy.
Live animated radar for Fife and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fife, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.239266°N, 122.357066°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98424 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fife, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fife, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fife includes coordinates 47.239266°N, 122.357066°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98424. Telephone area code: 425. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
