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

Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9400
9000
1550
1700
6150
7000
6500
4450
2950
2400
6750
km/h
10
N
20
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
SW
80
SW
90
WSW
55
W
35
W
25
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
60
S
40
SSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-13
-14
-13
min °C
-5
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-7
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-12
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-11
-6
-9
-12
-10
-12
-20
-27
-25
-22
-18
-19
-24
-30
-30
-26
Freezing level m
4050
4100
4150
4000
4050
3900
3450
2250
2500
2350
3050
3000
2650
1950
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-2-3-2-3-5-11-11-10-9-9-11-14-15-143444430-7-6-5-3-3-6-9-9-87810910105-100230-4-3-210131714161710653685343
Sunrise
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
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—
6:13
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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE 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
47 km W
215m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
8
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: overcast
58 km NE
628m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Low: broken
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 355).
10
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
SHIP2877
73 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
12°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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