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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1500
1500
1700
1600
2500
1800
3350
3050
3000
1650
1650
950
1000
km/h
70
W
55
W
20
WNW
15
NNE
45
NE
65
NNE
55
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
50
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-12
-18
-18
-16
-14
-12
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-4
min °C
-11
-17
-19
-19
-18
-15
-14
-11
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-25
-31
-32
-27
-29
-30
-28
-23
-17
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-20
-21
-21
Freezing level m
2050
1400
1500
1600
1600
2050
2250
2350
3150
3250
3200
3100
3000
2850
2800
2850
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-15-19-19-17-15-13-10-8-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-7-7-10-13-13-12-10-9-5-3-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-1-2-5-7-6-6-4-3-12323322234-1-111363485796667
Sunrise
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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
16°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
SHIP10660
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6067
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7263
62 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP5162
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP11208
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6998
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
SHIP7000
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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