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

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10am Sun 17 Oct Local Time
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Mountain icon 4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:
 

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy cloudy clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds light snow snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs some clouds cloudy heavy snow light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs
Wind km/h
70
SSW
60
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
40
S
50
S
60
S
55
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
65
SSW
80
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
30
W
40
SW
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Snow
 cm
- - - - - - - - 1 8 - 4 - - 28 5 10 1
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-11 -13 -13 -14 -11 -9 -8 -9 -8 -16 -13 -10 -9 -8 -8 -13 -15 -15
Min °C
-12 -14 -14 -14 -13 -10 -9 -9 -15 -17 -14 -12 -9 -9 -12 -14 -15 -15
 Chill °C
-25 -27 -24 -22 -18 -15 -18 -19 -20 -30 -25 -21 -21 -21 -21 -26 -30 -28
 Freezing Level m
2550 2350 2100 2150 2450 2700 2900 2900 2400 1850 2150 2400 2800 3050 2650 1900 1750 1750
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-11-13-13-14-11-9-8-9-8-16-13-10-9-8-8-13-15-15-5-7-7-8-5-3-3-4-3-10-8-4-4-3-3-9-10-1010-1-201232-3-21233-3-4-488534581072557108422
Sunrise
7:26 - - 7:28 - - 7:30 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:33 - -
Sunset
- 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:13 - - 6:10 - - 6:08 - - 6:07 -

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
47 km W
215m alt.
50 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
6
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 246 degs) was rejected.
51 km W
134m alt.
54 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 294).
0
53 km WNW
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
2

* 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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