Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
950
1700
1650
1900
2250
1600
2400
km/h
35
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
10
ENE
45
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
SE
15
E
10
NE
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
18
16
1
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-7
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-13
-11
-10
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
 chill °C
-22
-23
-22
-14
-13
-17
-18
-17
-17
-15
-11
-11
-9
-7
-11
-11
-9
-7
Freezing level m
2050
2300
3000
3500
3500
3350
2750
2700
3100
3650
3750
3900
3950
3950
3800
3850
3900
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-9-6-6-7-10-11-9-6-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-8-6-300-1-4-5-3023333233-3-21453223599101188983444106787101614171913131612
Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:48
Sunset
7:22
7:21
7:19
7:16
7:15
7:13

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm 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
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 163).
18
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
1 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP7817
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9487
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8516
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
SHIP11783
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
SHIP11784
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
SHIP9682
62 km WNW
3m alt.
42 minutes ago
17°C

* 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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