Tukwila, Washington Weather
Tukwila, 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 Tukwila, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tukwila. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tukwila is published on the Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) page, 4 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 Tukwila 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 Tukwila: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 5 km · King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 7 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 16 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 33 km · Bremerton National Airport (KPWT) 38 km
Conditions reported at KRNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tukwila specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tukwila, Washington
Tukwila unfolds along the gentle curves of the Duwamish River, a place where the broad, grey sky of the Pacific Northwest often softens the edges of the landscape. It lies 2.1 miles west-south-west of Renton, WA (from Renton, WA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-east of Seattle. The terrain here is largely flat, a broad floodplain shaped by eons of water and sediment, now crisscrossed by arterial roads and the murmur of commerce. Low-lying industrial buildings, their corrugated metal roofs catching the diffused light, stand sentinel beside expanses of green, remnants of fields that once fed this region. The air, especially after a cleansing rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, mingling with the fainter, metallic tang of industry, a curious but persistent perfume. Even on overcast days, there’s a certain luminosity to the atmosphere, a quality of diffused light that seems to seep into everything, lending a gentle glow to the utilitarian structures and the occasional stand of mature trees clinging to the riverbanks. This land, long home to the Coast Salish peoples, later became a vital crossroads for early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the navigable waterway. The Duwamish River itself, a shy but persistent presence, has been both a lifeline and a challenge, shaping the fortunes of Tukwila through its history of floods and flows. The local economy, once rooted in agriculture, has dramatically shifted, now humming with the activity of distribution centers, aerospace manufacturing, and the constant movement of goods and people through its transportation hubs. The proximity to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has cemented Tukwila’s role as a nexus of transit, and the hum of jet engines is as much a part of its soundscape as the distant rumble of freight trains. It’s a place of pragmatic purpose, where the past’s quiet agricultural rhythms have yielded to the urgent, forward-driving beat of modern industry.
Live animated radar for Tukwila 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 | Tukwila, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.473988°N, 122.260956°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98168, 98108 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tukwila, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tukwila, 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 Tukwila includes coordinates 47.473988°N, 122.260956°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98168, 98108. Telephone area code: 206, 253. 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.
