– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 4 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Issued: 4 am Tue 12 May Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SSE	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	5	10	13	2	—	4	11	—	4	14	5	6	8	—	—	—
mm	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	10	10	7	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-5	-5	-7	-8	-9	-8	-6	-4	-2	-2
min °C	8	8	0	-4	-3	-4	-3	-4	-6	-6	-7	-9	-9	-8	-8	-5	-3	-3
chill °C	5	6	-5	-13	-12	-14	-11	-12	-15	-14	-16	-19	-19	-16	-16	-10	-7	-9

Freezing level m	3850	3600	3100	1700	1850	1750	1900	1700	1550	1500	1450	1000	1300	1350	1000	1600	2100	1600
Cloud base (m)	6100	6400	1550	1500	1500	950	1600	1550	950	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1700	1550

	5:35	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:33	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:30	—	—
	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 2500 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		Drizzle	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (3 kph at 0).
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Nelson wx 64 km ENE 616m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 82).
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 130).
Cle Elum 65 km NE 610m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 118).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	16 km
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 58 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 326).

* 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.