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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
45
WNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
50
NW
60
NW
65
NW
40
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
19
max °C
-21
-19
-18
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-21
-21
-19
-15
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-38
-35
-31
-26
-22
-23
-22
-24
-25
-26
-22
-19
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
1450
1050
1500
1950
1750
2050
2250
1950
2100
2200
2350
2850
3150
3450
3350
3350
3450
Cloud base (m)
1500
950
1550
1650
1800
1650
1850
1500
950
1650
1850
1850
2600
8700
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Sunrise
5:30
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
Sunset
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:42

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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 -11°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 213 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
10 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
64 km ENE
616m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 139).
13
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 223).
13
65 km NE
610m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
8
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (30 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
68 km NNE
824m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
0
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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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