Alder, WA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Alder, a community in Pierce County, Washington.

This Afternoon

58°F

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Wind around 0 mph.

7-day forecast for Alder

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	58°F	Partly Sunny	0 mph	6%
Tonight	37°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph ENE	5%
Wednesday	58°F	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	3 mph SSW	24%
Wednesday Night	43°F	Light Rain	1 to 7 mph SSE	95%
Thursday	53°F	Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	3 mph S	35%
Thursday Night	42°F	Light Rain	1 to 9 mph S	76%
Friday	53°F	Light Rain	2 to 10 mph SSE	76%
Friday Night	43°F	Chance Light Rain	2 to 7 mph SSE	38%
Saturday	62°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	2 to 8 mph SSE	24%
Saturday Night	45°F	Light Rain	2 to 15 mph S	78%
Sunday	53°F	Light Rain	0 to 12 mph SSW	78%
Sunday Night	40°F	Slight Chance Light Rain	0 to 6 mph SE	20%
Monday	55°F	Chance Light Rain	2 to 7 mph SSE	51%
Monday Night	43°F	Light Rain Likely	2 to 13 mph SSE	65%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Alder (46.782, -122.261). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Alder

Last spring frost

May 22

First fall frost

Oct 3

Growing season

134 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Alder: nearby ZIP 98330 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Washington frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Longmire Rainier Nps, Wa (16.2 mi from Alder). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.