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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
20
N
20
NW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
4
16
2
6
7
2
4
2
2
0.1
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-5
-3
-3
1
2
1
1
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-4
-3
-3
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-12
-12
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
-16
-10
-9
-10
-6
-6
-8
-9
-11
-15
1950
1800
1600
1450
1450
1050
900
1050
1100
1400
1500
2150
3250
3150
2650
2200
2150
1200
Cloud base (m)
1800
1500
1450
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
950
1000
1000
950
1000
950
950
950
950
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
7:33
Sunset
5:54
5:57
5:58
6:00
6:00
7:02

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW 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
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
27 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 204).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 123).
5
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 110).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.

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