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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8800
5750
2250
1550
1550
6550
5900
6650
6250
6300
6550
3300
3350
km/h
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
NW
55
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
min °C
-8
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
-16
 chill °C
-18
-19
-21
-22
-23
-21
-20
-19
-18
-20
-21
-21
-24
-25
-26
-28
Freezing level m
3250
3050
2600
1800
3100
2700
2700
3000
3050
3000
2900
2850
2750
2650
2600
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:04
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—
6:01
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6:00
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
SHIP2654
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
SHIP2951
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3267
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP2308
62 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
9°C
SHIP2655
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
SHIP3351
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km

* 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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