Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Clouds over Wind Mountain sitting on summit of Dog Mountain

Dog Mountain

 

Days 0-3 Mount Rainier Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Mount Rainier Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSW by Sat night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
Wind km/h
75 WSW75
80 WSW80
65 W65
30 WSW30
60 SW60
70 SSW70
60 WSW60
55 W55
40 NW40
5 WNW5
10 WSW10
15 WSW15
15 SSE15
35 S35
75 SW75
55 WSW55
40 WSW40
25 SW25
heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs light snow heavy snow heavy snow mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
36 28 40 4 4 22 30 9 4 - - - - - 21 13 11 7
High °C
-5 -8 -9 -6 -2 -1 -8 -13 -12 -9 -8 -7 -5 -6 -7 -8 -8 -4
Low °C
-7 -8 -9 -7 -3 -3 -11 -13 -14 -9 -9 -8 -6 -7 -8 -8 -8 -7
Chill °C
-17 -21 -22 -15 -12 -11 -20 -27 -20 -12 -14 -13 -12 -15 -19 -19 -18 -13
Freezing level m
1650 1400 1200 1250 1400 2100 1200 700 400 550 850 600 1100 1150 750 1300 1250 950
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-18-19-18-16-12-12-18-22-21-20-20-19-17-17-17-21-20-16-12-14-14-11-7-7-14-18-17-14-13-13-10-11-11-15-15-9-5-8-9-6-2-1-8-13-12-9-8-7-5-6-7-8-8-41-1-2-124-2-5-7-4-4-3-1-2-1-1-2-1
Sunrise
7:47 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:50 - -
Sunset
- 4:19 - - 4:20 - - 4:20 - - 4:20 - - 4:21 - - 4:21 -

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Orting
40 km WNW
191m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
Buckley
41 km WNW
214.9m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
Enumclaw
43 km NW
227m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
Graham
46 km W
225.5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Puyallup
46 km WNW
182m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 224).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Rainier and within an acceptable time window.

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