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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
20
NNW
25
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
55
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
max °C
-14
-15
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-8
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-18
-19
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-16
-16
-20
2250
2300
2250
2200
2350
2950
2900
3150
3350
3050
3300
3400
3300
3550
3650
3350
3300
3200
Cloud base (m)
2550
950
950
950
950
1600
2500
7000
5600
3150
3200
6900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
Sunset
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:42
8:43
8:44

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat 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
18° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
46 minutes ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
64 km ENE
616m alt.
23 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
26
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
65 km NE
610m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 139).
10
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
16 km
68 km NNE
824m alt.
24 minutes ago
17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 359).
0
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
54 minutes ago

* 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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