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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
75
WSW
75
W
65
WSW
90
W
70
W
50
NW
55
NW
40
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
50
NW
70
NW
75
NW
50
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
13
1
9
18
6
6
8
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-22
-19
-18
-14
-13
-13
-15
-13
-12
-11
-11
-8
min °C
-17
-18
-20
-17
-22
-22
-21
-19
-16
-13
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-9
-32
-34
-37
-34
-39
-38
-37
-35
-29
-26
-24
-26
-25
-26
-27
-25
-22
1650
1300
1350
1350
1150
1250
1500
1200
1450
1850
1550
2000
2250
1800
2100
2200
1850
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1550
950
1500
1500
950
950
950
1600
1800
1700
1900
1850
1550
1750
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
Sunset
8:32
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
51 km NW
192m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 004 to 010 degs)
(9 kph at 1).
10 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 027 to 060 degs)
(22 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
64 km ENE
616m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
19
64 km NW
119m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
2
65 km NE
610m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 029 to 038 degs)
(22 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
68 km NNE
824m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
0
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
54 minutes 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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