Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1450
1500
1500
1800
1900
1700
1550
1500
1550
1500
2000
1700
1500
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
22
11
9
—
—
—
2
—
7
—
—
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-10
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-14
-12
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
Freezing level m
1750
1650
1650
1600
1350
1300
1350
750
1350
1450
900
1300
1300
750
1300
1250
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-18-18-18-18-19-20-20-20-21-23-23-24-24-24-22-11-12-12-12-13-13-14-15-15-15-15-16-16-17-16-16-16-5-5-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-9-92111-1-1-1-4-30-3-2-1-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:52
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
47 km W
215m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
74 km NW
160m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
3
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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