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Tacoma
The night opening around the northern forest.
The visual day has gone quiet; temperature, wind, insects, and edge movement become the living signals.
50°
overcast
High
64°
Low
48°
Feels
46°
Last updated
Updated 2:30 AM
Wildlife signal
The night opening around the northern forest.
the northern forest after dark rewards patience and stillness; eyes adjust, ears sharpen, and the place reveals itself on its own terms.
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Today's field briefLow friction
Forest trail gets the cleanest opening.
5p is the cleanest weather window. No single weather risk dominates the day. Watch temperature, insects, and edge movement more than color or distant views.
Best outside
5p
64° with 0% rain risk
Weather risk
Low friction
No single weather risk dominates the day.
Nature cue
After-dark signal
Watch temperature, insects, and edge movement more than color or distant views.
Do first
Forest trail
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The next 24cedar canopy
Ten daysrain glass
Ten small weather plates: rain signal, sky language, and the temperature span the landscape will move through.
Today
Jun 10
Overcast
64°13% rain
48° low
The indexfield-journal
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In the area
Mount Rainier National Park background · Mount Rainier National Park↗
4p–7p
Comfortable 64°, dry.
Backup plan
Walking
100
5p–7p
Comfortable 64°, still air.
Lowest-friction avoid
Yard work
96
4p–7p
Dry, still air.
Today
What the weather is doing now.
A practical field note read through cedar canopy, rain glass, and the next useful window outside.
The field note
Best window is 5p, with steady tradeoffs.
64° with 0% rain risk. Avoid 6a if you need the lowest friction; rain should stay manageable, and temperature stays relatively stable.
01Best window:5p. 64° with 0% rain risk
02Avoid window:6a. 48° with 3% rain risk
03Nature cue:Watch how cedar canopy changes as rain glass moves through the day.
Peak rain5%calm
Temp range48°-64°calm
Wind7 mphcalm
Feels delta-4°calm
What to do todayrain glass
The day as movement: a calmer read of when to step outside, when to wait, and when weather asks for caution.
Do first
Forest trail
Prime
4p–7p
Comfortable 64°, dry.
Backup plan
Walking
Prime
5p–7p
Comfortable 64°, still air.
Lowest-friction avoid
Yard work
Prime
4p–7p
Dry, still air.
Best opening
Photography
6a–7a
Prime100/100
Golden hour, right time of day. Light is the subject. No major friction signal is leading the day.
Rhythm line
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Weather read
50°
7 mph wind · 13% rain
Watch
Low friction
No major activity warning
Motif
rain glass
low light
Forest trail
4p–7p
Prime
Comfortable 64°, dry
Walking
5p–7p
Prime
Comfortable 64°, dry
Running
9a–10a
Prime
Comfortable 55°, dry
Walking
Easy outdoor pace.
5p–7p·Comfortable 64°, dry
Prime
Running
Steady aerobic effort.
9a–10a·Comfortable 55°, dry
Prime
Photography
Light is the subject.
now
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4a49°
5a48°
6a48°
7a51°
8a53°
9a55°
10a56°
11a57°
12p58°
1p60°
2p62°
3p63°
4p64°
5p64°
6p64°
7p63°
8p61°
9p57°
10p55°
11p54°
12a53°
1a52°
2a51°
Thu
Jun 11
Overcast
67°Dry
49° low
Fri
Jun 12
Overcast
78°Dry
47° low
Sat
Jun 13
Overcast
80°Dry
49° low
Sun
Jun 14
Overcast
89°Dry
55° low
Mon
Jun 15
Overcast
94°Dry
59° low
Tue
Jun 16
Partly cloudy
94°Dry
60° low
Wed
Jun 17
Mainly clear
80°Dry
55° low
Thu
Jun 18
Overcast
73°13% rain
50° low
Fri
Jun 19
Overcast
64°16% rain
50° low
Wind
7
mph
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Humidity86%leaf moisture
Sunrise5:13 AMSunset 9:04 PMlight gate
Air quality27Goodair signal
Precip · 24h0.00″13% chancemoss stone
Visibility32.0mileshorizon
Pressure30.11inHgbarometer
6a–7a·Golden hour, right time of day
Prime
Yard work
Long exposure, full sun.
4p–7p·Dry, still air
Prime
Driving
Roads readable, sky clear.
2p–4p·Comfortable 62°, dry
Prime
Forest trail
Quiet woods, cool air.
4p–7p·Comfortable 64°, dry
Prime
Life nearby
Pacific Northwest forest
Night ecology
After dark, the weather matters less like a forecast and more like a veil. Mammals and insects become the likely actors nearby.
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Regional iNaturalist observations within roughly 50 km. Exact wildlife locations are intentionally not shown.
About Tacoma
“Mount Rainier National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in the U.S.”
Mammals tend to shift around heat, rain, and human noise, turning dawn, dusk, shade, and cover into the real local calendar.
Regional iNaturalist observations within roughly 50 km; exact public wildlife locations are not shown. Field-note copy is curated from taxon group, current weather, and regional observation context.
