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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1700
1550
1500
1500
6100
2100
1700
1500
1500
1000
6600
2700
5000
6050
km/h
60
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
60
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
10
SW
30
SSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-14
-13
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-13
-12
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-37
-35
-34
-33
-35
-35
-35
-32
-31
-23
-25
-22
-12
-14
-18
-18
-16
-13
Freezing level m
1350
1600
1200
1550
1400
1200
1800
1900
1400
1500
1550
1400
3350
3350
3300
3300
3500
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-19-18-19-20-19-18-18-16-13-11-8-7-8-8-7-7-14-14-13-12-13-14-13-12-11-10-9-5-2-1-2-2-10-8-7-7-6-7-7-6-4-5-5-4-2233454-11-1-1-1-2131-10-1465897
Sunrise
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
6:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:47
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
3
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
54 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
3
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 110).
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
10
78 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: broken
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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