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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
 km/h
45
SE
25
S
25
N
40
NNW
60
NW
70
NW
75
NNW
60
NNW
35
N
45
N
45
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NW
20
E
15
N
15
NNW
15
ENE
1
41
36
3
3
1
4
max °C
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-15
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-22
-22
-26
-26
-27
-31
-31
-29
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-26
-25
-27
2800
2200
1600
1450
1550
1150
1500
2000
1400
2200
2300
1850
2000
1950
1650
1950
2000
1700
Cloud base (m)
1750
1700
1500
1500
1500
1500
950
950
1550
1500
2000
2100
2350
2250
2300
1600
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
Sunset
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:07
8:07
8:09

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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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km ENE
616m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 35).
26
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 252).
11
65 km NE
610m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
13
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
68 km NNE
824m alt.
47 minutes ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.

* 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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