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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6950
6100
5900
3000
6650
6200
4750
2950
3150
2700
2050
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
45
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
50
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
45
SE
15
E
0
SW
10
NW
20
WNW
45
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
12
14
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-20
-21
-22
 chill °C
-22
-20
-21
-21
-23
-25
-26
-24
-25
-24
-16
-23
-24
-32
-38
-38
-38
Freezing level m
2550
2550
2750
2850
2750
2600
2450
2600
2500
2400
1900
1950
1750
1550
1350
1350
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-10-11-12-13-12-13-15-16-16-16-17-20-21-21-5-4-4-4-5-6-7-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-14-14-150012111100-3-4-5-6-7-8-943577686783220-1-1-3
Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:06
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Wed 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
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
16 km
79 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
80 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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