Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3500
6700
6750
6650
6700
6400
5650
2950
1750
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
70
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
75
S
95
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
50
WNW
45
WSW
60
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
2
2
—
12
5
8
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-12
-15
-16
-18
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-13
-16
-19
-16
-15
-13
-15
-17
-20
 chill °C
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-25
-29
-31
-33
-30
-28
-25
-31
-33
-36
Freezing level m
3250
3400
3200
3300
3100
3050
3050
2500
2050
1800
1650
1750
2100
2050
1850
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-9-9-9-10-13-15-18-16-15-13-15-17-19-2-1-2-3-3-3-4-8-10-11-11-10-8-9-11-134654442-1-4-5-6-4-2-3-4-69121191098732222320
Sunrise
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
55 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
2
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 120).
74 km NW
160m alt.
42 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
3
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
16 km
79 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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