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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
95
WNW
100
NW
80
NNW
70
NNW
55
NW
55
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
8
16
17
max °C
-23
-23
-22
-17
-16
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-23
-24
-25
-19
-17
-17
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-40
-46
-47
-37
-33
-32
-25
-22
-22
-20
-20
-22
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
1100
600
450
450
350
0
950
1050
1000
2200
2250
2200
2900
2850
3150
3250
3150
3200
Cloud base (m)
1950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
2050
2000
1000
1650
950
8900
6300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-24-18-17-15-12-11-10-9-9-10-9-9-9-8-8-9-17-19-19-13-12-10-7-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-2-3-10-13-13-9-9-8-4-4-3-1-10113433-3-6-7-7-8-7-3-3-2122456866
Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:52
Sunset
4:23
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:27
4:28

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
10
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 018 to 025 degs)
(22 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP2796
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6067
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4416
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2304
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6164
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP4306
62 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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