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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1800
2000
2550
2100
2000
2400
1850
2500
3100
2700
3000
8050
2950
6550
6250
km/h
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
20
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
2
1
8
2
2
6
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
 chill °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-23
-21
-18
-19
-19
-17
-14
-10
-16
-14
-13
-10
-14
-14
Freezing level m
2250
2350
2250
2400
2500
2500
2550
2650
2850
2950
2950
3050
3050
3150
3450
3500
3450
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-12-11-10-9-8-8-6-6-7-7-9-8-8-8-7-8-8-7-5-4-4-3-3-3-10-1-1-2-1-2-200-11234345567657568779810131011149111513
Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:35
Sunset
7:43
7:40
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:32

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
3
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
11
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
11
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
20°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
74 km NW
160m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
3
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few

* 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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