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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

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
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
6350
6250
6200
2000
1500
1750
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
1600
1450
1750
1550
km/h
30
SSW
25
S
40
S
60
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
55
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
6
2
—
1
6
6
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
-1
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-6
min °C
3
3
0
-2
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
 chill °C
-3
-3
-9
-9
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
-10
-13
-16
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
2950
3050
2900
2300
1900
1750
1750
1750
2000
1850
1600
1350
1450
1500
1100
1550
1750
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-14-17-18-15-14-14-16-18-20-21-20-20-19-18-21-4-3-5-8-11-12-11-9-8-10-12-14-14-14-13-13-11-14442-2-5-5-5-4-3-4-6-8-7-7-7-6-5-7119842222221-11-1-210-2
Sunrise
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:30
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 260).
74 km NW
160m alt.
37 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 115).
8
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
79 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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