– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 4 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Issued: 4 pm Thu 21 May Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Thu 21		Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	2	2	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-9	-12	-15	-17	-16	-14
min °C	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6	-8	-11	-13	-18	-18	-16	-15
chill °C	-16	-18	-16	-15	-15	-16	-15	-19	-18	-16	-20	-24	-28	-26	-28	-25	-27

Freezing level m	3050	3050	2950	3200	3500	3450	3350	3300	3300	3250	3150	2450	2100	1650	1700	1950	1800
Cloud base (m)	3000		3050	2750	6900	8350		8400	6250	5550	6650	4600	2100	1500	1500	1550	1500

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (10 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (11 kph at 290).	16 km
SHIP4514 62 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
Nelson wx 64 km ENE 616m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).
SHIP3739 62 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP3524 62 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP8023 62 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
Nelson wx 64 km ENE 616m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 242).

* 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.