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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1900
3250
2100
2250
950
1500
1000
1600
6450
6650
2000
2800
2050
1950
3350
km/h
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
65
WSW
50
W
25
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
1
3
—
—
22
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
1
2
2
4
4
2
-1
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
4
min °C
-4
-3
0
1
2
1
4
2
-7
-8
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
1
3
 chill °C
-11
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
-5
-18
-18
-14
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-4
-2
Freezing level m
1800
2000
2750
2650
3100
3000
3350
2850
1650
1400
1400
1150
2000
2000
2050
2550
2800
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-11-10-9-8-8-8-10-15-18-15-13-13-13-12-10-10-7-9-7-4-4-3-3-2-5-10-14-10-6-8-7-7-5-4-2-3-2122342-4-8-5-3-2-2-21243346671093-1-2-1323668
Sunrise
6:54
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:42
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:38
—
—
4:37
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
15°C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
51 km NW
192m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 211).
11
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 141).
11
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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