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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Mon 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
 cm 
2.0
9
9
6
3
4
1.0
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-9
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
min°C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-16
-14
-13
-11
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
chill°C 
-26
-27
-24
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
-15
-11
-8
-7
-7
-6
Freezing level (m
1300
1200
850
1150
1200
900
1100
1250
700
1200
1500
1200
2100
2500
2550
3050
2950
3050
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1000
1000
1850
1800
1850
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-24-23-22-22-21-22-21-20-18-15-13-12-10-9-9-8-17-17-17-16-16-15-16-16-16-14-13-10-8-6-4-3-3-3-9-9-10-9-8-9-10-10-10-9-7-5-300232-2-2-4-3-2-4-4-2-4-3-1-2254586
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:40

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rainier at the specific elevation of 3500 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
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
50 km WNW
160m alt.
37 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 271).
16
51 km NW
192m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
SHIP8984
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8732
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
SHIP3640
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7311
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4181
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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