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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
65
W
80
WSW
75
W
65
WSW
85
W
80
W
60
WNW
55
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
8
6
27
6
11
10
max °C
-12
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-21
-20
-16
-14
-13
-13
-15
-13
-11
-11
-8
-6
min °C
-13
-17
-17
-19
-17
-21
-21
-21
-20
-15
-13
-15
-15
-14
-11
-11
-10
-7
-27
-34
-34
-35
-34
-39
-39
-37
-37
-29
-25
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-21
-18
1950
1750
1400
1450
1400
1250
1300
1450
1100
1450
1800
1450
1850
2150
2000
2400
3000
3400
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
950
1550
1550
1500
1500
950
950
1000
1650
950
2000
1700
1850
1700
1900
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
Sunset
8:32
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km ENE
616m alt.
43 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 89).
5
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
65 km NE
610m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
2
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
66 km N
296m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
68 km NNE
824m alt.
35 minutes ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 100).
0

* 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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