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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
45
SW
35
WSW
50
N
30
NNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
75
NW
60
N
50
N
55
NNW
50
NNW
65
NW
65
NW
85
WNW
85
NW
85
NW
65
NW
 cm 
16
34
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-11
-14
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
min°C
-16
-16
-13
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-12
-11
-9
-8
-12
-14
-12
-12
-13
chill°C 
-28
-27
-26
-22
-25
-26
-31
-31
-25
-24
-21
-20
-26
-30
-27
-27
-27
Freezing level (m
1900
1600
1800
1900
1850
1800
1450
800
1350
1350
1350
3150
2400
2000
1750
1550
1300
Cloud base (m)
1450
1500
950
1550
950
6350
2550
1650
950
1800
2450
2300
1850
1600
950
950
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-13-12-12-14-15-14-12-11-9-8-11-13-12-12-12-10-10-8-6-6-9-11-10-8-6-3-2-5-7-7-7-8-4-4-3-3-2-4-7-7-4-3-12-1-2-3-3-4212021-1-4-1-2-131110-1
Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
Sunset
4:22
4:21
4:21
4:20
4:20
4:19

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NW 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 5 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
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
1 km
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
11 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
13 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
69 km N
251m alt.
35 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
0
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
9° C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10 km
Mid: few
High: 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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