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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1450
1500
1500
1500
1900
1500
2050
1500
1500
1550
1800
1900
1600
1500
1550
950
km/h
35
NW
55
W
90
W
85
W
85
W
55
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
60
S
60
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
20
WSW
60
NW
70
NNW
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
3
33
12
6
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-17
-13
-8
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-18
-16
-11
 chill °C
-30
-33
-35
-37
-37
-36
-35
-35
-37
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-33
-33
-32
-24
Freezing level m
1650
1600
1350
1350
1350
950
1350
1500
1250
1250
1400
1050
1550
1550
1050
1300
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-18-19-19-20-20-20-20-21-22-22-21-21-21-18-15-10-11-12-13-14-14-15-15-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-15-13-10-4-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-7-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-5-111-1-1-1-3-30-2-2-1-2-11-2-2-1-1
Sunrise
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:52
—
—
4:51
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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 -17°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Sun 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
47 km W
215m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 260).
8 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 004 to 029 degs)
(15 kph at 250).
11 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
3
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 210).
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 238).
23
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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