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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast
Cascade Range · United StatesIssued: 4 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 4 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | |
clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5700 | 3600 | 3100 | 1450 | 1650 | 1500 | 1700 | 9100 | 3100 | 3200 | 2600 | 1850 | |||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -12 |
min °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -14 |
chill °C | -16 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -29 | -22 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -21 |
Freezing level m | 3450 | 3250 | 3350 | 3250 | 3500 | 3300 | 3350 | 2600 | 1650 | 1850 | 1650 | 2450 | 2950 | 2550 | 2450 | 2300 | 2100 |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night).
Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) |  | ||||
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SHIP5501 | |||||
SHIP9402 | |||||
SHIP3377 | |||||
SHIP3816 | |||||
SHIP9028 | |||||
SHIP9119 |
* 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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