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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
95
W
75
W
50
NW
50
WNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
60
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
15
16
9
8
18
max °C
-17
-18
-21
-20
-19
-18
-13
-12
-14
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-18
-22
-22
-21
-21
-18
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-36
-40
-39
-37
-35
-30
-27
-25
-24
-26
-26
-24
-21
-20
-22
-21
-19
1350
1200
1200
1400
1150
1450
1950
1650
2000
2150
2000
2200
2550
2450
2750
3000
3300
Cloud base (m)
950
1500
1500
950
950
1000
1600
1800
1600
1800
1750
1550
1750
1550
1550
2100
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-22-21-20-18-15-13-14-15-14-12-11-9-9-9-8-13-15-16-15-14-11-9-8-9-9-8-7-6-4-4-4-2-7-9-10-8-8-5-4-3-3-3-3-2-10133-1-2-2-1-2-122353354496
Sunrise
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
5:26
Sunset
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

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
9° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP8804
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP8574
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4538
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4543
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3957
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3935
62 km WNW
15m alt.
4 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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