– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 10 pm Mon 11 May Local Time
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Issued: 10 pm Mon 11 May Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).
		Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	some clouds	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	SW	SSW	SSE	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	3	9	12	—	—	2	9	—	5	11	2	3	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	10	10	7	-3	-4	-2	-2	-2	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8	-6	-6	-3	-2	-1
min °C	7	8	8	0	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-6	-6	-7	-9	-8	-7	-7	-4	-2	-3
chill °C	5	5	6	-5	-13	-14	-12	-11	-11	-16	-14	-16	-19	-17	-15	-14	-9	-6	-11

Freezing level m	3900	3850	3650	3050	1600	1850	1800	1950	1850	1400	1450	1400	1100	1400	1600	1150	1500	2150	1500
Cloud base (m)	9050	6150	6150	1650	1500	1500	1500	1600	1600	950	950	1600	950	1500	1500	950	950	1700	1550

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	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Clear	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	16 km
Nelson wx 64 km ENE 616m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 343).
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 130).
Cle Elum 65 km NE 610m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 118).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	16 km
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 2 hours ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 337).

* 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.