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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Sat 14 Nov 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 Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1850
1500
1500
1850
1800
2300
1600
1700
1700
1650
1700
km/h
45
SW
95
SSW
80
SSW
75
SW
60
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
40
S
50
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
11
6
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-16
min °C
-15
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-28
-34
-37
-36
-37
-34
-32
-29
-29
-29
-28
-32
-31
-31
-30
-28
-29
Freezing level m
1800
1950
1650
1450
1100
1400
1450
1150
1250
1350
1200
1300
1200
1050
1300
1450
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-19-19-20-21-21-21-20-20-18-18-18-18-19-19-18-9-9-13-13-14-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-4-6-7-8-7-8-8-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7231-1-2-1-1-3-1-2-2-2-2-3-1-1-2
Sunrise
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:29
—
—
4:28
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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 Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
47 km W
215m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
3 km
Low: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
44 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 110).
74 km NW
160m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
10
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: 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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