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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7000
1500
1550
1600
1850
1850
1800
950
1600
950
5950
6700
6150
8550
9000
9050
6700
km/h
90
SW
120
WSW
85
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
55
SW
60
W
60
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
80
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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28
1
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—
—
14
5
6
8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-11
-16
-13
-11
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-10
-16
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-8
-10
 chill °C
-26
-35
-33
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-23
-21
-18
-17
-15
-15
-17
-20
-24
Freezing level m
3000
1800
1600
1550
1650
1900
2000
2150
2600
2900
3300
3500
3600
3650
3600
3350
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-14-16-14-13-14-14-13-10-9-7-6-5-5-6-8-10-4-9-12-9-9-9-7-7-4-3-10111-2-43-3-6-4-4-3-2-21246676529410133357812111112108
Sunrise
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
4:42
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:38
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:37
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—
4:36
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW 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
47 km W
215m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
13
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(17 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Stampede Pass Airport
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: broken
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport
61 km W
713m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
716m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
light rain
Light rain .
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
69 km N
251m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 64).
5
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 150).
Tacoma Airport
78 km WNW
717m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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