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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
950
1500
1850
6850
3550
2600
2800
9000
6700
km/h
75
W
85
W
75
W
55
WNW
40
W
70
W
60
W
55
W
60
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-13
-13
-11
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3550
3400
3200
3150
3550
3500
3450
3500
3650
3800
3850
3950
4100
4200
4350
4300
4250
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-20-1-2-2-10001223446666543355566688911111213118876108101310111411131714161915
Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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—
6:43
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—
6:40
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
47 km W
215m alt.
29 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
3
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
32 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 210 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 270).
1 km
Mid: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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
18°C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
74 km NW
160m alt.
40 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 203).
21
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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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