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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4850
5100
8800
5900
3200
1850
1450
950
9450
6950
6250
9000
km/h
15
SW
10
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
75
W
80
W
80
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
 chill °C
-17
-18
-16
-18
-18
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-16
-14
-10
-9
-11
-11
-14
-15
Freezing level m
2850
2900
3100
3100
3100
3400
3250
3250
3300
3250
3400
3750
4000
4200
4200
4100
3800
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-9-8-8-6-5-6-6-6-6-4-3-2-2-2-4-3-4-5-3-2-3-1-1-1-2-1-11345433232333332356811101097711671067745109121713151610
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
31 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
8
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 101).
13
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
64 km NW
119m alt.
45 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 10).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
74 km NW
160m alt.
44 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 36).
5
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
16 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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