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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
70
WSW
90
W
75
W
50
NW
45
WNW
35
N
40
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
60
NW
45
NNW
40
NW
60
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
65
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
10
28
8
12
22
3
1
1
1
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-22
-21
-18
-15
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-19
-18
-21
-22
-21
-21
-17
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-10
-36
-36
-38
-39
-37
-33
-29
-25
-24
-26
-26
-28
-25
-22
-20
-20
-18
-23
1350
1350
1200
1300
1450
1100
1500
1800
1650
1850
2250
1850
2150
2500
2600
2750
3000
2800
Cloud base (m)
950
950
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1500
950
950
1000
1600
1750
1550
1700
950
1550
1700
1700
1700
2150
1800
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
5:26
Sunset
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

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.
1 hour ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: overcast
SHIP6697
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
SHIP11386
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5349
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
SHIP7023
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3317
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2641
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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