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

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 10 pm Wed 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
70
N
60
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
45
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
55
SW
100
SW
Wave Height Map
T washington.wind.3.cc23
T washington.wind.21.cc23
T washington.wind.45.cc23
T washington.wind.69.cc23
T washington.wind.93.cc23
T washington.wind.117.cc23
T washington.wind.141.cc23
 cm 
3
7
6
4
1.0
13
 mm 
max°C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-16
-15
-12
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
min°C
-26
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-17
-16
-14
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-10
-17
chill°C 
-43
-39
-41
-38
-32
-30
-28
-32
-29
-30
-32
-27
-22
-21
-18
-16
-17
-22
-36
Freezing level (m
850
1150
1250
850
1300
1550
1050
1700
1850
1100
1800
2300
3100
3150
3250
3300
3200
2950
1700
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1650
1500
1500
2150
1500
1800
2100
8450
1850
2250
9900
2700
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-24-23-23-21-20-19-17-16-13-10-9-8-7-8-10-14-17-18-17-17-16-16-14-13-13-12-11-9-4-3-2-1-2-4-9-10-10-9-10-9-8-7-7-6-6-6-2123344-4-3-3-2-4-20-213-11513769112
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
7:30
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:37
7:37

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington)
48 km WNW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
50 km WNW
160m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 224 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
59 minutes ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: broken
60 km E
644m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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