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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Mountain icon 4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
50
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
50
WSW
75
WSW
90
WSW
70
W
65
W
45
W
 Snowflake cm
1
—
4
8
1
9
6
9
9
7
1
3
16
3
44
11
14
8
  mm
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
0
-4
-8
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-7
-6
-4
-4
-11
-13
-15
min °C
1
2
-3
-6
-10
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-13
-12
-6
-5
-8
-12
-14
-16
  chill °C
-7
-6
-13
-17
-22
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-24
-23
-16
-17
-21
-26
-28
-29
 Freezing level m
2850
3250
2300
1700
1200
350
500
600
0
500
700
300
1150
1450
1550
950
750
250
Cloud base (m)
1000
950
950
1450
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
950
950
1450
1500
1450
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-11-16-19-23-26-26-26-24-22-18-16-14-16-20-21-23-3-2-6-11-14-19-21-21-21-21-19-14-11-10-11-17-19-2122-2-5-9-14-15-15-16-15-13-10-6-5-6-12-14-164421-4-8-7-7-9-7-7-5-20-2-4-6-9
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
7:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
7:02
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed 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
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(13 kph at 250).
1 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 007 to 010 degs)
(15 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
69 km N
251m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 190).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
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.

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