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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5850
3350
2150
1500
1450
1500
8550
7050
2900
2050
1700
1550
1550
950
km/h
40
WNW
55
WNW
70
W
75
W
80
W
70
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
5
2
—
—
—
2
5
19
9
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-8
-7
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-6
-3
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-18
-20
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-16
-11
-7
-7
-8
Freezing level m
3100
3050
3400
3350
3100
3150
3350
3350
3400
3300
3300
3050
2950
3700
4000
4150
4250
4150
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Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat 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.
33 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
5
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
14
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
64 km NW
119m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 98).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
SHIP4489
70 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
SHIP9352
70 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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