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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5750
5400
6400
3200
3000
1500
1500
1650
1800
6850
4750
3500
3400
km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
50
WNW
75
WNW
40
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
17
11
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-8
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-10
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-15
-17
-19
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-24
-26
-28
-26
-20
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
Freezing level m
3550
3350
3150
3250
3250
3500
3100
3250
2500
1900
2150
1900
2700
2750
2550
2700
2600
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-7-7-6-7-6-11-14-13-12-11-10-11-11-12-111-1-3-2-2-1-2-1-5-9-9-7-6-5-5-5-6-5553454451-3-3-30211107106710811116342696794
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
Sunset
7:05
7:02
7:00
6:59
6:57
6:54

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
47 km W
215m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
33 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 016 to 025 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 280).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
79 km NW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast

* 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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