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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
6550
6550
6400
6150
6200
2650
1700
1700
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1650
1750
km/h
75
SW
70
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
75
S
90
SSE
60
SSE
45
SSW
50
W
50
SW
70
SSW
80
SSW
85
SW
80
SW
55
SW
35
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
4
—
4
15
8
5
5
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-13
-15
-17
-14
-13
-12
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
-17
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-14
-16
-19
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-28
-30
-30
-33
-29
-27
-30
-33
-34
-36
-34
-32
-30
Freezing level m
3300
3050
3200
2950
2950
3000
2450
2050
1800
1700
1800
2150
1950
1750
1450
1500
1500
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-10-10-11-14-16-18-15-14-13-16-17-19-19-19-18-2-3-3-4-4-5-8-10-12-11-9-7-10-12-14-14-14-13543333-1-3-6-5-4-2-4-6-7-7-7-7121191010873222322-11-1-2
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:30
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW 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 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
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
16 km
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP3418
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
3
SHIP7102
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4565
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7655
62 km WNW
3m alt.
38 minutes ago
21°C
SHIP6048
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
SHIP3651
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20°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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