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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5100
2700
6150
6050
4600
8500
8850
3550
4200
950
1550
km/h
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
30
SW
45
WSW
75
WNW
80
NW
65
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-15
-14
-11
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-15
-15
-12
-10
 chill °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-18
-18
-15
-16
-16
-16
-20
-24
-29
-31
-27
-22
Freezing level m
2900
2550
2600
2600
2950
3150
3250
3250
3200
3100
2750
2350
1400
1600
2000
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
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Sunset
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—
6:13
—
—
6:10
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6:08
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6:07
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6:06
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW 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
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
13
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
2
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
16 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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