– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 9 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 9 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	3	3	9	—	—	7	8	1	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-19	-17	-12	-12	-21	-18	-17	-18	-20	-21	-20	-18	-16	-14	-12	-11	-10	-8
min °C	-20	-18	-16	-15	-21	-20	-17	-20	-22	-21	-20	-19	-17	-15	-14	-11	-10	-9
chill °C	-39	-35	-31	-33	-40	-37	-31	-30	-34	-35	-35	-34	-31	-28	-26	-22	-20	-17

Freezing level m	1050	1200	1150	2200	1400	1300	1750	1550	1100	1200	1250	300	650	700	350	1550	1950	2900
Cloud base (m)	1500	1450	1800	1600	1650	2050	2050	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	11 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	11 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Auburn 64 km NW 119m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 136).
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport 66 km W 218m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
BUOY-TCNW1 68 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago
Harman Heights wx 69 km N 251m alt. 3 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 139).
BUOY-TCMW1 69 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago			Calm (4 kph at 140).
Tacoma Airport 78 km WNW 219m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken

* 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.