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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
NW
80
NNW
80
NNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
130
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
75
W
80
W
105
W
90
W
75
W
115
W
125
W
 cm 
12
15
43
15
13
18
13
15
4
10
9
3
1
38
85
 mm 
max°C
-13
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-17
-18
-17
-15
-13
-15
-13
-11
-11
-11
min°C
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-12
-11
-16
chill°C 
-25
-26
-25
-27
-26
-28
-32
-32
-36
-36
-35
-32
-31
-33
-33
-26
-27
-35
Freezing level (m
1400
1300
1500
1850
1950
2050
2000
1800
1600
1400
1400
1550
1600
1950
1750
1800
2300
2150
Cloud base (m)
2150
1950
950
1000
950
950
1450
1450
1500
1500
1500
950
1500
1500
1600
1800
1600
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-12-11-12-14-14-18-18-17-16-14-16-15-12-11-14-8-7-7-6-6-7-9-10-12-13-12-11-9-9-10-7-6-9-4-4-3-2-1-2-4-5-7-7-6-5-3-4-4-2-1-4-1-20123320-1-10121242
Sunrise
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
Sunset
4:19
4:19
4:19
4:17
4:17
4:17

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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 5 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
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: overcast
SHIP3310
62 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP3902
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3261
62 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP1920
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3538
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2337
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 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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