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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8750
9050
5750
6750
6350
5300
4450
1800
1950
1600
1550
1850
km/h
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
40
W
60
W
70
W
65
W
60
WNW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SE
35
E
30
NE
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
13
6
 mm
max °C
-6
-4
0
1
1
1
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-10
-9
-8
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-3
0
1
-2
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
 chill °C
-11
-8
-9
-6
-5
-12
-15
-17
-19
-17
-17
-18
-20
-24
-25
-20
-18
-15
Freezing level m
3550
3750
4200
4500
4500
4300
3800
3450
3300
3150
3000
2900
2750
2450
2700
2750
2900
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-211-1-4-5-7-8-8-9-10-13-12-10-9-701566621-1-2-3-4-5-6-5-5-4-2699111310774333211123111613161913121267108975696
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
Sunset
7:32
7:30
7:29
7:27
7:24
7:22

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
47 km W
215m alt.
56 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
13
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 267 degs) was rejected.
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
49 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
49 minutes ago
20°C
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
74 km NW
160m alt.
36 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 339).
16
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
16 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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