Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1450
1500
1500
1800
1900
1700
1550
1500
1550
1500
2000
1700
1500
km/h
30
WNW
30
W
35
NW
50
W
95
W
80
W
75
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
2
3
29
14
12
—
—
—
2
—
8
—
—
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-26
-29
-31
-33
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-36
-37
-36
-38
-38
-37
-37
-35
Freezing level m
1750
1650
1650
1600
1350
1300
1350
750
1350
1450
900
1300
1300
750
1300
1250
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-18-18-18-18-19-20-20-20-21-23-23-24-24-24-22-11-12-12-12-13-13-14-15-15-15-15-16-16-17-16-16-16-5-5-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-9-92111-1-1-1-4-30-3-2-1-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:52
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat 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
47 km W
215m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Stampede Pass Airport
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
59 minutes ago
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
59 minutes ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
74 km NW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
3
Tacoma Airport
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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