– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W
Mount Rainier Weather Forecast
Cascade Range · United StatesIssued: 10 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 10 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |
some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 3500 | 1700 | 1600 | 1500 | 1700 | 1700 | 2100 | 1800 | 5450 | 4750 | 1650 | 950 | 2150 | |||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -6 |
min °C | -6 | -6 | -5 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -9 |
chill °C | -16 | -16 | -15 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -21 |
Freezing level m | 3600 | 3500 | 3550 | 2700 | 2150 | 1950 | 1550 | 2200 | 2500 | 2450 | 2550 | 2600 | 2250 | 2150 | 2300 | 2750 |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).
Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the W 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) |  | ||||
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SHIP10538 | |||||
SHIP11340 | |||||
SHIP8268 | |||||
SHIP11814 | |||||
SHIP12187 | |||||
SHIP12280 |
* 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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