Mount Rainier weather
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Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

Cascade Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
950
950
6000
7050
6550
6450
5950
5000
3300
2150
1550
2050
1550
1500
1500
km/h
85
W
60
WSW
85
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
75
SSW
60
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
70
S
80
S
65
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
40
W
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
8
19
20
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—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
1
6
1
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-13
-14
-16
-18
-15
-13
min °C
-15
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-13
-14
-15
-18
-18
-15
-15
 chill °C
-31
-23
-24
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-27
-27
Freezing level m
2000
2700
2700
3200
3250
3150
3100
3050
2950
2400
2150
2100
1950
1750
1650
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-9-8-8-9-9-9-11-13-14-15-17-18-15-14-7-4-4-2-2-3-4-4-4-7-8-9-11-12-11-9-222454333-1-2-2-4-5-5-34679121191095433112
Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:36
—
—
4:34
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—
4:32
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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
38 km WNW
230m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
0
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km NW
233m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 94).
6
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
74 km NW
160m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 198).
11

* 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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