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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
60
NW
45
WNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
45
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
50
NW
60
NW
60
NW
45
NNW
30
N
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
10
25
max °C
-21
-21
-19
-17
-13
-11
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-18
-15
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-39
-39
-34
-29
-27
-22
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-19
-17
-15
-13
-14
-15
-17
1300
1400
1000
1500
1950
1750
2050
2250
2100
2100
2550
2650
2900
3100
3300
3350
3450
3450
Cloud base (m)
950
950
950
1550
1650
1800
1650
1800
1000
950
1600
1800
1750
2600
6950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
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 Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

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 morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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
13° C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
51 km NW
192m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 233).
18
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
64 km ENE
616m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 229).
14
64 km NW
119m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 217).
13
65 km NE
610m alt.
36 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
8
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
68 km NNE
824m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 223).
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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