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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
2300
6900
9400
9500
5350
5500
2500
1850
2050
1800
1450
1600
1550
2050
2250
2650
km/h
40
NW
35
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
40
SSW
30
S
40
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
5
NW
20
ENE
25
NNE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
31
2
6
1
1
5
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-10
-10
-10
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-8
-11
-10
-13
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-15
 chill °C
-16
-15
-12
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
-17
-20
-19
-23
-29
-29
-27
-23
-21
-22
Freezing level m
3400
3600
3900
3850
4050
3900
3700
3400
3400
2650
2650
2550
2100
2200
2050
2350
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-4-3-3-3-5-6-7-11-10-12-16-16-16-14-13-15-10223320-1-5-5-6-10-10-9-8-8-84779119875210-3-3-3-2-1-27131015191414149886454585
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
7:50
7:49
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:40

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
SHIP5255
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 213).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
SHIP4386
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8005
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4916
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8623
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7484
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 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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