Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1600
1850
1550
1600
1800
1800
2100
1700
1700
1600
1800
1650
1700
1600
1600
km/h
75
SSW
70
SW
65
SW
40
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
75
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
8
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
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6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-19
 chill °C
-35
-36
-38
-34
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-32
-33
-31
-31
-29
-27
-28
-30
-35
Freezing level m
1750
1550
1100
1400
1450
1050
1350
1400
1300
1350
1150
1000
1350
1450
1100
1450
1500
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-20-20-21-21-20-20-18-19-20-20-19-19-18-17-17-19-12-14-14-14-14-15-14-14-12-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-13-5-7-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-6-7-7-6-6-7-6-6-720-2-1-1-30-2-1-1-3-30-1-21-1-1
Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:29
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:27
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SSW 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.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
8
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
6
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
2
78 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
6 km
Mid: broken
High: 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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