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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
55
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
50
W
50
WSW
50
SW
80
WSW
75
W
60
W
45
WSW
30
SW
85
WSW
50
WSW
 cm 
1
6
3
8
13
12
9
50
16
20
29
8
11
31
 mm 
8
8
max°C
4
3
0
0
2
3
0
-6
-4
-4
-3
-11
-9
-8
-6
-2
-7
min°C
4
0
0
0
0
2
-5
-9
-5
-4
-13
-12
-10
-9
-8
-5
-12
chill°C 
-2
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-16
-21
-15
-14
-28
-26
-23
-20
-17
-16
-25
Freezing level (m
3200
2950
2400
2400
2700
3150
2450
1200
1500
1750
1550
850
1000
1100
1100
1700
1100
Cloud base (m)
5900
2050
1700
1650
1450
1450
950
1450
1450
1500
1500
1500
1450
1450
1450
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-10-10-9-10-15-18-16-16-20-24-22-19-16-14-19-2-5-5-6-4-4-9-14-11-10-15-18-16-14-12-9-15420013-3-8-5-4-8-12-10-9-7-4-1010756674-211-2-4-3-3-30-4
Sunrise
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:47
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW 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 5 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
9° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
46 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
11 km
Low: few
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
21 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
0
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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