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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
1950
1550
950
1600
950
5000
8000
8550
8650
7000
6500
km/h
55
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
65
SW
70
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
SW
70
SW
70
SSW
65
SW
60
SW
75
SW
80
SW
90
SW
100
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
12
4
11
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
 chill °C
-28
-28
-26
-29
-29
-23
-22
-20
-19
-19
-20
-22
-23
-22
-23
-25
-28
Freezing level m
1800
1950
1850
2000
2050
2400
2950
3250
3350
3350
3350
3100
2800
3050
2800
2600
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-14-13-10-9-8-7-7-8-9-10-9-9-10-11-9-8-9-8-8-4-3-2-1-1-2-3-4-3-4-5-7-4-3-3-2-212455542321-22333346811119978974
Sunrise
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
4:40
—
—
4:38
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
13 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 80).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
16 km
79 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: few

* 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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