Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
1500
950
1500
8850
3450
3050
2550
1900
2050
km/h
70
W
75
W
80
W
70
W
55
WNW
45
W
55
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
4
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
 chill °C
-17
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-12
-8
-8
-8
Freezing level m
3350
3450
3200
2900
3300
3350
3300
3100
3250
3550
3450
3600
3800
4000
4150
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-7-6-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-4-2-2-1-10-1-3-1-1-2-2-1-100234544323444455668101077876107999101311131714
Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light 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.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
2
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
50 km WNW
160m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
60 km NW
185.6m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 192).
8
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 028 to 037 degs)
(13 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
62 km WNW
16m alt.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
0
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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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