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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
40
NW
55
WNW
70
WSW
105
WSW
95
WSW
60
WSW
35
W
40
NNW
65
N
65
NNW
45
NW
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
50
SSW
2
2
1
13
31
1
8
6
1
1
1
max °C
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-23
-26
-25
-22
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-13
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-18
-22
-25
-27
-28
-24
-21
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-29
-28
-33
-36
-41
-43
-43
-42
-43
-38
-34
-28
-25
-23
-25
-25
-25
1500
1000
1300
1250
650
800
800
0
950
1200
850
1100
1300
950
1800
2000
2200
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1600
1450
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
950
950
950
950
1900
1900
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
Sunset
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:59

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
64 km ENE
616m alt.
21 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 234).
16
64 km NW
119m alt.
34 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 263).
18
65 km NE
610m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
3
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
68 km NNE
824m alt.
21 minutes ago
5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 133).
0
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
50 minutes ago

* 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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