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Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 10 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 33mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	light rain	light snow	light rain	light rain	heavy rain
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	N	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	9	14	35	21	16	5	2	2	1	—	2	4	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	0.9	1	5	3	16
max °C	-3	-4	-1	0	-1	-2	-7	-6	-6	-2	-1	2	3	4	5	4	4	5
min °C	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-9	-9	-6	-8	-4	-2	0	2	4	2	3	4	4
chill °C	-11	-9	-7	-5	-5	-16	-16	-12	-11	-4	-5	-3	-1	0	-1	0	1	2

Freezing level m	950	850	1350	1400	1250	700	450	600	0	1150	1300	2150	2600	2500	2550	3050	2650	2850
Cloud base (m)	1550	950	1450	1500	1450	1600	1500	1000	1000	2600	1600	1600	950	1950	3000	1500	950	950

	7:26	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:16	—	—
	—	7:07	—	—	7:08	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:12	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 33mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: few
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 3 hours ago	-3° C	Light snow.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	0 km Mid: overcast
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 019 to 070 degs) (15 kph at 210).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Cle Elum 63 km NE 645.3m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 205).
Cle Elum 65 km NE 610m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 110).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 106).
BUOY-TCMW1 69 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C		Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).

* 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.