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

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 9 am Thu 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
35
WSW
20
WSW
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
ENE
15
SE
20
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
T washington.wind.15.cc23
T washington.wind.39.cc23
T washington.wind.63.cc23
T washington.wind.87.cc23
T washington.wind.111.cc23
T washington.wind.135.cc23
 cm 
16
1.0
9
6
5
10
4
1.0
3
6
9
3
6
 mm 
max°C
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-1
min°C
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
chill°C 
-10
-8
-6
-3
-4
-5
-7
-5
-3
-6
-10
-6
-4
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1300
1200
1050
1250
1450
1400
1400
1300
1050
1100
950
700
900
850
550
850
850
900
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1750
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1450
1600
1500
1500
1500
950
950
1000
950
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
Sunset
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:28

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 1500 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.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
8 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
59 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 169).
14
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
1 km
60 km E
644m alt.
52 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 012 to 029 degs)
(33 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP5044
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
SHIP4661
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5045
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5043
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
SHIP4798
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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