Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1800
2000
1700
1650
1650
1600
1800
1950
1750
1700
2000
5950
2150
2600
km/h
60
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
S
65
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
35
S
15
SSW
50
N
45
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
35
SW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
—
1
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
-19
-19
-18
-14
-14
-9
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-19
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-14
-12
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
-36
-36
-34
-33
-33
-36
-37
-35
-34
-31
-25
-27
-23
-14
-19
-21
Freezing level m
1150
1450
1600
1200
1650
1600
1350
1750
1800
1450
1750
1700
1650
3100
2550
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
6:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
5:50
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

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.
13 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Stampede Pass Airport
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport
61 km W
713m alt.
1 day ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP7085
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6622
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9001
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP10060
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6413
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7961
62 km WNW
15m alt.
5 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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