Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6300
2300
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1850
1500
1600
1800
1800
km/h
40
S
65
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
50
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
9
3
—
1
7
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
0
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-5
min °C
1
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-6
-11
-10
-15
-12
-11
-12
-10
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-10
-10
-14
Freezing level m
3000
2450
1950
1700
1750
1750
1950
1850
1600
1350
1400
1450
1150
1300
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

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
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
48 km WNW
164m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
58 km NE
1208m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
8 km
61 km W
98m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 350).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
66 km W
92m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
74 km NW
160m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 36).
2

* 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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