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

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 10 am Thu 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
70
SW
100
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
45
NW
20
W
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
Wave Height Map
T washington.wind.9.cc23
T washington.wind.33.cc23
T washington.wind.57.cc23
T washington.wind.81.cc23
T washington.wind.105.cc23
T washington.wind.129.cc23
 cm 
8
12
2.0
4
4
 mm 
max°C
-18
-18
-15
-15
-15
-12
-12
-14
-18
-20
-20
-15
-14
-14
-11
-12
-13
-14
min°C
-19
-18
-18
-15
-15
-13
-12
-16
-20
-20
-20
-19
-14
-14
-12
-12
-13
-16
chill°C 
-32
-31
-31
-25
-24
-20
-22
-32
-40
-38
-36
-36
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
-31
Freezing level (m
1800
1950
1600
2050
2200
2000
2550
1800
1000
1100
1400
800
1950
2350
2250
2550
2500
1500
Cloud base (m)
2300
2750
2900
2200
950
1000
950
950
1800
5950
2750
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-17-15-15-13-12-15-19-20-20-17-14-14-12-12-13-15-14-13-12-10-10-7-7-10-15-16-16-12-9-9-6-6-7-10-7-5-6-4-3-2-1-3-10-11-9-7-4-2-100-425136366-3-4-1-3174692
Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
Sunset
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:07

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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 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
17° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 360 degs)
(13 kph at 330).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9922
56 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
60 km E
644m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 68).
13

* 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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