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Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.
	Sun 14		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W
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cm	—	3	4	8	7	9	13	52	19	15	5	13	9	25	14	3	18
mm	—	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	2	2	-3	-5	-4	-3	-2	-11	-10	-6	-1	-3	-8	-11	-13	-12
min°C	-1	1	1	-6	-8	-4	-4	-12	-12	-10	-9	-3	-5	-10	-13	-13	-12
chill°C	-9	-6	-8	-17	-19	-14	-14	-27	-26	-22	-19	-14	-16	-23	-26	-26	-24

Freezing level (m)	2350	2950	3000	2050	1300	1700	1900	1100	850	1000	1000	1050	1750	1100	900	650	700
Cloud base (m)	950	1600	1450	1500	950	1500	1450	1500	1550	1500	1450	1450	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	16 km Low: overcast
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 127).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 40).
BUOY-TCMW1 69 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C		Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).
Tacoma Airport 78 km WNW 219m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast

* 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.