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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
3200
2050
2100
950
1700
1500
1000
1600
950
1800
2750
2050
950
2350
km/h
45
WNW
50
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
90
SW
120
WSW
95
WSW
55
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
2
12
5
—
—
32
4
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-13
-17
-14
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-17
-18
-16
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-26
-36
-35
-31
-22
-22
-23
-22
-24
-22
-20
Freezing level m
2050
2750
2850
3100
2850
3200
2850
1550
1450
1350
1100
2100
2150
2300
2550
2750
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-9-9-9-8-10-15-18-15-13-13-13-11-11-10-9-7-4-3-3-3-3-5-11-13-10-7-7-7-6-5-4-3-2122342-5-7-5-3-2-2-11233466710920-2-1434568
Sunrise
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:42
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:38
—
—
4:37
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue 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
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
51 km NW
192m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 242).
14
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: few
64 km NW
119m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 130).
74 km NW
160m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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