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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
80
WSW
120
WSW
135
WSW
115
W
115
W
100
WSW
115
WSW
130
W
125
WNW
85
W
125
WSW
130
WSW
120
WSW
120
W
105
W
80
W
85
W
75
W
70
W
 cm 
36
25
10
10
15
28
63
10
12
3
13
23
49
5
2
11
10
5
 mm 
max°C
-8
-11
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-21
-19
-14
-11
-12
-14
-21
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
min°C
-9
-13
-17
-19
-16
-16
-24
-24
-20
-16
-12
-13
-20
-22
-23
-25
-23
-22
-22
chill°C 
-22
-31
-36
-38
-35
-34
-48
-47
-41
-33
-30
-31
-41
-43
-44
-45
-43
-40
-39
Freezing level (m
2800
2750
1950
1350
1850
1900
1650
850
950
800
1100
2150
1200
800
600
700
900
900
450
Cloud base (m)
950
1500
1500
950
1500
1450
1500
1550
1500
1450
1500
1450
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1450
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-17-18-16-15-19-23-20-15-12-13-17-22-23-24-23-22-21-4-6-11-12-10-10-13-18-16-11-6-8-12-17-19-19-18-17-1521-5-7-4-3-7-12-11-7-2-3-7-12-13-12-11-11-10772-132-1-4-3-402-2-5-6-6-4-4-5
Sunrise
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:47
7:48
7:48
Sunset
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:20

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Sat 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (20 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 91).
8
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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