– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 4 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 4 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 57mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	12	33	20	17	9	2	2	1	—	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	2	11	14	10	10
max °C	-4	-1	0	-1	-2	-8	-6	-7	-3	-2	1	3	3	5	4	4	5
min °C	-4	-4	-1	-1	-9	-9	-7	-8	-5	-2	0	2	3	2	3	4	4
chill °C	-9	-8	-5	-5	-16	-17	-15	-11	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	1	2

Freezing level m	900	1300	1400	1300	700	400	550	0	1100	1200	2250	2200	2950	3000	2350	2400	2800
Cloud base (m)	950	1450	1500	1450	1500	1500	1000	1000	2650	1700	1600	950	1650	2800	950	950	950

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	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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 57mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). 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	4° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	6 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	Light snow.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	0 km
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).	16 km Low: overcast
Cle Elum 63 km NE 645.3m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 255).
Nelson wx 64 km ENE 616m alt. 46 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 250).
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 22).
Cle Elum 65 km NE 610m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 128).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	8 km Mid: few High: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago

* 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.