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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
950
1650
1700
2800
3800
2700
950
1550
1650
1000
1600
6050
5400
2250
9150
km/h
35
SSW
45
WSW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
85
SW
125
SW
85
WSW
60
W
30
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
9
—
—
1
—
2
16
—
—
27
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-14
-14
-11
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-12
-16
-13
-12
-13
-12
-9
min °C
-13
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-15
-16
-15
-12
-14
-13
-10
 chill °C
-24
-30
-28
-26
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-24
-34
-33
-29
-22
-25
-24
-18
Freezing level m
2350
1800
1600
1850
2700
2650
2750
3150
3300
3050
1800
1500
1450
1400
2100
2100
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-15-15-12-9-9-9-8-8-9-14-16-14-12-14-13-10-8-10-10-8-4-4-4-3-2-4-9-12-9-6-9-7-5-2-5-4-3-122343-3-7-4-2-2-2041223667101050-10433
Sunrise
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
4:45
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:42
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:38
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon 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
14°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 279).
5
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: broken
SHIP3431
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6767
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
SHIP9340
62 km WNW
3m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
SHIP2988
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9329
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7664
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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