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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
50
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
55
WSW
30
WSW
50
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
90
W
75
W
65
WSW
60
WSW
80
SW
55
W
40
W
 cm 
2
1
4
3
5
18
16
11
47
19
30
40
15
18
19
 mm 
7
9
max°C
4
5
4
2
0
0
2
2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-11
-9
-8
-7
-12
-12
min°C
3
4
4
-1
0
0
1
1
-4
-6
-4
-4
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-12
-13
chill°C 
-4
-2
-2
-8
-9
-7
-6
-8
-14
-16
-14
-13
-31
-26
-23
-21
-22
-25
-25
Freezing level (m
3450
3300
3200
2750
2600
2450
2650
3100
2200
1400
1850
1850
1050
850
1000
1100
1150
800
600
Cloud base (m)
1650
1850
1550
1500
1450
1450
1450
1450
1500
1500
1500
1500
1450
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-11-10-10-9-10-15-16-16-16-22-25-23-20-20-22-24-1-2-2-5-5-5-3-4-10-10-10-11-15-19-16-14-14-17-1945410022-3-5-4-4-9-12-10-9-8-12-1361010565663032-2-4-3-3-2-5-6
Sunrise
7:43
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 003 to 009 degs)
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: scattered
SHIP8079
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10279
62 km WNW
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
13° C
SHIP9778
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9575
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3666
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8886
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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