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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9pm Wed 20 Jan Local Time
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
Wind km/h
45 W45
30 WNW30
10 WSW10
5 NE5
15 NE15
25 N25
30 N30
40 NNW40
55 NNW55
45 WNW45
35 WSW35
40 SW40
45 SSW45
40 S40
40 S40
25 SSW25
30 WSW30
55 S55
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
6 2 2 - - - - - - 2 2 4 3 - 1 - - 1
High °C
-16 -20 -20 -21 -21 -20 -18 -17 -16 -18 -21 -23 -24 -26 -26 -25 -24 -23
Low °C
-20 -20 -20 -21 -21 -21 -20 -18 -16 -20 -22 -24 -26 -26 -26 -26 -25 -23
Chill °C
-31 -33 -28 -21 -31 -32 -32 -31 -30 -32 -35 -38 -41 -42 -42 -37 -39 -40
Freezing level m
1200 1250 1250 850 1000 1100 650 800 800 600 950 1000 600 600 700 200 450 500
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Sunrise
- 7:43 - - 7:41 - - 7:41 - - 7:39 - - 7:39 - - 7:37 -
Sunset
- - 4:53 - - 4:54 - - 4:57 - - 4:58 - - 4:59 - - 5:00

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed nightExtremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Thu night)Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoonExtremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night)Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Puyallu / hun
48 km WNW
164m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: overcast
Stampede Pass Airport
58 km NE
1208m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.1° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
SHIP4873
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6.2° C
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5.8° C
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 70).

* 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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