Federal Way, WA Weather Forecast
King County, Washington
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Federal Way, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Federal Way, WA at a glance
Federal Way is home to about 97,701 people in King County, across 22 square miles. It ranks 10th by population of 152 places in Washington with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Milton, 4 miles away.
- County
- King County
- Population
- 97,701 2023 est.
- Land area
- 22 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 4,376
- Forecast point
- 47.3116°N, 122.3378°W
How well can the network see Federal Way?
The nearest Doppler radar is KATX (Seattle/Tacoma, WA), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 4,700 ft above Federal Way. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Federal Way can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KSEA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Federal Way
- Milton, WA4 mi
- Algona, WA5 mi
- Pacific, WA5 mi
- Des Moines, WA5 mi
- Fife, WA6 mi
- Auburn, WA6 mi
- Edgewood, WA6 mi
- Tacoma, WA7 mi
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