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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
3200
3500
2900
1850
2350
1750
1600
1500
1500
1500
1450
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
km/h
50
WSW
65
SW
70
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSE
5
SSE
20
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
45
W
70
W
55
W
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
12
4
—
3
5
3
1
21
8
3
6
15
12
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-14
-15
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-18
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-23
-26
-29
-28
-31
-29
-23
-30
-30
-28
-34
-38
-36
-38
-36
-37
-36
Freezing level m
2650
2600
2050
1800
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1350
1400
1400
1200
1200
1200
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-14-15-16-18-18-18-17-16-18-20-21-22-23-23-22-5-6-8-9-10-12-12-12-11-11-13-15-15-16-16-16-1610-2-3-4-5-5-6-6-6-7-8-8-9-9-9-10764132210-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-5
Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:04
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
SHIP7352
56 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP5716
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
SHIP7859
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3577
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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