Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Days 0-3 Mount Rainier Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Rainier Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
20 SW20
20 SSW20
25 SSE25
35 SSW35
35 WSW35
40 WSW40
35 W35
10 WSW10
15 SSE15
35 SSE35
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
25 W25
10 W10
5 N5
10 ESE10
5 SSW5
5 S5
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 1 5 34 18 12 19 2 1 - 14 12 12 2 1 - - -
High °C
1 0 0 2 2 0 -1 -1 2 5 1 -3 -6 -6 -5 -4 -1 -2
Low °C
0 0 0 1 1 -1 -2 -1 0 3 -2 -4 -7 -6 -5 -6 -3 -2
Chill °C
-5 -5 -6 -4 -4 -7 -9 -5 -2 0 -5 -9 -14 -11 -5 -7 -3 -5
Freezing level m
1500 1500 1450 1950 1800 1450 1250 1300 1600 2250 1600 1050 600 550 650 0 950 1250
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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Sunrise
- 7:46 - - 7:47 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 -
Sunset
- - 4:19 - - 4:19 - - 4:20 - - 4:20 - - 4:20 - - 4:21

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 1500 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Orting
40 km WNW
191m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 100).
Buckley
41 km WNW
214.9m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
Enumclaw
43 km NW
227m alt.
57 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
Graham
46 km W
225.5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Puyallup
46 km WNW
182m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 220).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Rainier and within an acceptable time window.

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