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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6550
4950
4900
8700
5700
3000
2000
950
1500
1600
9000
2400
950
km/h
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
25
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
65
W
70
W
75
W
55
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
65
SW
50
W
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-8
min °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-6
-3
-3
-4
-5
-7
-10
 chill °C
-19
-17
-19
-18
-16
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-18
-12
-12
-13
-15
-19
-22
Freezing level m
2650
2700
2850
2950
3150
3150
2850
3400
3350
3350
3100
3850
3900
3850
3600
3200
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
47 km W
215m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
SHIP8599
70 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6078
70 km WNW
15m alt.
3 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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