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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3pm Sun 24 Jan Local Time
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
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Wind km/h
20 SW20
25 SW25
20 WSW20
20 SW20
15 SW15
25 SSW25
40 SSE40
50 SSW50
35 SSW35
40 WSW40
30 WSW30
30 SSW30
30 SW30
5 WSW5
0 SSE0
15 SSW15
65 SW65
50 SW50
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
5 6 1 1 - - 1 1 5 2 - - 4 3 - 1 4 2
High °C
-17 -20 -21 -21 -20 -20 -18 -18 -19 -19 -18 -19 -19 -19 -19 -17 -15 -18
Low °C
-18 -21 -21 -21 -21 -20 -18 -18 -20 -20 -19 -19 -19 -19 -19 -18 -18 -19
Chill °C
-27 -32 -31 -31 -30 -31 -31 -33 -32 -32 -30 -31 -31 -28 -19 -28 -30 -32
Freezing level m
900 600 600 700 200 400 600 300 500 750 400 800 900 450 400 500 350 750
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Sunrise
- - 7:39 - - 7:37 - - 7:37 - - 7:35 - - 7:33 - - 7:33
Sunset
4:58 - - 4:59 - - 5:00 - - 5:01 - - 5:04 - - 5:05 - -

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoonExtremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night)Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoonExtremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon)Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 3500 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
Puyallu / hun
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Stampede Pass Airport
58 km NE
1208m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
.
0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport
61 km W
98m alt.
2 hours ago
4.4° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: overcast
SHIP6114
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4.1° C
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
92m alt.
2 hours ago
4.2° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
13 km
Low: overcast

* 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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