Mount Rainier weather
– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 4 pm Fri 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
10
NW
20
W
35
WSW
55
W
65
W
55
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
65
WNW
70
WNW
30
WSW
25
NE
40
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
Wave Height Map
T washington.wind.3.cc23
T washington.wind.27.cc23
T washington.wind.51.cc23
T washington.wind.75.cc23
T washington.wind.99.cc23
T washington.wind.123.cc23
 cm 
2.0
3
6
5
12
1.0
5
22
4
7
10
1.0
3
 mm 
max°C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-20
-24
-23
-23
-24
-22
-18
-16
-15
-13
min°C
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-23
-20
-17
-15
-14
chill°C 
-23
-24
-30
-32
-32
-33
-36
-43
-41
-43
-39
-38
-37
-34
-29
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
1950
1700
1500
1550
1450
1400
1350
950
900
1150
0
1050
1250
900
1500
1850
1500
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1600
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-16-17-17-17-18-19-23-25-24-24-25-23-19-17-15-14-11-11-12-12-12-13-14-17-19-18-18-18-17-13-11-9-8-4-5-7-6-6-7-8-11-12-11-11-10-9-8-5-4-43200-1-1-1-4-5-3-6-4-2-4-121
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
8:10
8:12
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:17

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 4392 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Rainier. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Washington.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
50 km WNW
160m alt.
54 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 275).
13
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
60 km E
644m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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