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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9550
6100
1500
7050
5500
8650
6250
2900
2850
1500
1500
1600
1700
8650
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
60
SSW
75
SSW
55
SSW
80
WNW
70
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
23
8
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-14
-15
-13
-13
-9
-7
-11
 chill °C
-11
-11
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-27
-30
-29
-27
-17
-15
-23
Freezing level m
3850
3850
3750
3450
3150
3000
3050
3200
3350
3050
3150
2550
1800
2050
2000
3100
3200
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-7-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-11-15-13-12-9-7-92220-2-3-3-2-2-3-2-6-10-9-7-3-2-499655234444-1-5-4-22421615971067108111042325117
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
Sunset
7:07
7:05
7:02
7:00
6:59
6:57

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat 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
47 km W
215m alt.
47 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
3
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
40 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 254).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0

(0 kph at —)
78 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 004 to 011 degs)
(7 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: overcast
79 km NW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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