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Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Sun 14		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	2	5	6	25	11	9	3	11	5	14	10	2	12
mm	0.6	17	13	8	—	—	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	5	6	7	4	-1	2	2	2	-4	-3	-3	2	1	-1	-4	-6	-5
min°C	5	6	7	1	-2	1	2	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	-4	-5	-6	-5
chill°C	3	4	3	-5	-5	-4	-3	-15	-13	-10	-7	-6	-5	-10	-12	-13	-11

Freezing level (m)	2350	2950	3000	2050	1300	1700	1900	1100	850	1000	1000	1050	1750	1100	900	650	700
Cloud base (m)	950	1600	1450	1500	950	1500	1450	1500	1550	1500	1450	1450	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500

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	4:17	—	—	4:17	—	—	4:19	—	—	4:19	—	—	4:19	—	—	4:20	—

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 38 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm.(Wind varies from 029 to 036 degs) (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 58 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 127).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm.(Wind varies from 025 to 033 degs) (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 104).
BUOY-TCMW1 69 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C		Calm (4 kph at 10).
Tacoma Airport 78 km WNW 219m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	16 km Low: 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.