Mount Rainier weather
– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
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
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
40
WSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
65
W
60
W
60
W
55
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
55
W
60
W
65
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
20
12
27
48
14
16
28
24
14
7
1
7
3
0.7
0.3
3
max °C
-10
-6
-4
-4
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-7
-10
-8
-6
-2
-2
2
2
3
3
min °C
-12
-8
-5
-9
-10
-9
-8
-6
-5
-11
-11
-9
-8
-3
-2
0
2
3
2
-23
-19
-17
-23
-24
-21
-20
-17
-15
-23
-22
-19
-18
-12
-11
-9
-6
-5
-5
850
1200
1500
1300
900
800
900
1250
1250
600
500
700
650
1350
2150
2800
3300
3300
3350
Cloud base (m)
950
950
950
1500
950
950
950
1450
1450
1500
1500
1000
2450
1500
950
2050
950
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
7:06
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:12
7:13

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
63 km NE
645.3m alt.
25 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
2
64 km ENE
616m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
64 km NW
119m alt.
33 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 309).
10
65 km NE
610m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
68 km NNE
824m alt.
55 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 359).
0
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.

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