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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
6550
6550
6400
6150
6200
2650
1700
1700
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
1750
km/h
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
60
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
3
—
2
7
5
4
4
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
4
3
3
4
0
-2
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
min °C
5
4
2
3
3
1
-1
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-2
-2
-7
-10
-11
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-13
-16
-14
-13
-11
Freezing level m
3300
3050
3200
2950
2950
3000
2450
2050
1800
1700
1800
2150
1950
1750
1450
1500
1500
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-10-10-11-14-16-18-15-14-13-16-17-19-19-19-18-2-3-3-4-4-5-8-10-12-11-9-7-10-12-14-14-14-13543333-1-3-6-5-4-2-4-6-7-7-7-7121191010873222322-11-1-2
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
16 km
58 km NE
628m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 120).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
16 km
79 km NW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
80 km NW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km

* 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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