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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6150
2350
1500
1450
950
8850
7100
3600
3600
3200
9650
9200
9550
km/h
20
NW
35
WNW
55
WNW
65
W
75
W
80
W
70
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
55
W
55
W
55
WSW
55
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
min °C
-10
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-8
-6
-4
-2
 chill °C
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-20
-14
-13
-15
-15
-17
-20
-17
-12
-10
Freezing level m
2850
3100
3100
3400
3300
3200
3300
3650
3650
3650
3600
3400
3300
3550
3950
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-6-5-6-6-4-4-5-5-6-7-6-4-2-4-2-3-1-1-2-211110-1-125233434346677458878107786510101214991210
Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
51 km NW
192m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
SHIP4420
70 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3519
70 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C

* 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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