Lake Tapps, Washington Weather
Lake Tapps, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lake Tapps, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Tapps. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Tapps is published on the Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) page, 10 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 Lake Tapps 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 Lake Tapps: Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 17 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 24 km · McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) 25 km · Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) 28 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 29 km
Conditions reported at KS50 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Tapps specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Tapps.
About Lake Tapps, Washington
Lake Tapps sprawls under a sky that often shifts from the soft grey of persistent drizzle to the brilliant, almost startling blue of a Puget Sound summer. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-east of Auburn, WA (from Auburn, WA: bearing 158°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Kent. The landscape here is a gentle undulation of forested hills, their slopes dappled with the mossy greens of Douglas fir and western red cedar, giving way to the shimmering, often restless, surface of the reservoir itself. The shoreline, a mosaic of private docks, sandy coves, and the occasional rocky outcrop, hums with the quiet energy of human habitation interwoven with the wilder calls of waterfowl. Sunlight, when it breaks through, catches the water in a thousand fleeting glints, and in the evenings, a cool, damp air often settles, carrying the faint scent of pine and damp earth. The creation of Lake Tapps, a story woven from the ambition of dam builders and the ingenuity of harnessing the White River, transformed this corner of Pierce County into a recreational haven and a place of quiet permanence. Before the dam, the land held a different character, shaped by logging and the promise of a burgeoning agricultural economy that still echoes in the lingering presence of berry farms and orchards. Today, the lake’s economy is largely tied to the summer influx of visitors seeking its waters for boating, fishing, and the simple pleasure of lakeside living, while year-round residents cultivate a distinct sense of community, a blend of retired fishermen and families drawn by the serene beauty of Lake Tapps. The occasional sight of seaplanes landing gracefully on the water adds a touch of unexpected glamour to this otherwise grounded existence.
Live animated radar for Lake Tapps 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 | Lake Tapps, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.244516°N, 122.190864°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98391 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Tapps, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Tapps, 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 Lake Tapps includes coordinates 47.244516°N, 122.190864°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98391. 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.
