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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States

Issued: 3 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 3 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	6000	6200	2200	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1750	2000	1500
km/h	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	3	14	2	1	1	13	7	8	1	1	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-10	-13	-16	-15	-14	-13	-12	-15	-17	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-17
min °C	-9	-12	-14	-17	-18	-15	-14	-15	-15	-18	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-21
chill °C	-21	-27	-29	-31	-31	-28	-26	-30	-30	-35	-37	-32	-30	-27	-29	-29	-35

Freezing level m	3050	3000	2450	1800	1700	1750	1800	2000	1900	1700	1400	1450	1500	1100	1550	1600	1200

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	4:36	—	—	4:34	—	—	4:32	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:30	—

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 4392 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 1 hour ago		Drizzle	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Fog -.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	0 km
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	16 km Low: broken
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 350).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 59 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1 69 km WNW 3m alt. 59 minutes ago			Calm (2 kph at 330).
SHIP6729 70 km WNW 15m alt. 47 minutes ago				- km
Renton 74 km NW 160m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 108).
Tacoma Airport 78 km WNW 219m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Clear	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.