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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Fri 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
 cm 
2.0
1.0
4
2.0
2.0
5
2.0
1.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-9
-9
-8
-11
-8
-8
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-13
min°C
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-8
-9
-9
-13
-13
-9
-10
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
chill°C 
-13
-11
-10
-11
-12
-16
-13
-12
-23
-24
-18
-18
-26
-28
-29
-24
-24
-23
Freezing level (m
2800
2950
3200
3050
2900
2100
1850
1700
1600
1350
1350
1100
1150
1200
950
1250
1300
1000
Cloud base (m)
9150
1800
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
950
950
1650
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-10-11-13-15-15-16-18-15-15-19-22-22-22-22-21-4-3-3-4-5-7-9-9-11-12-9-9-14-16-16-16-16-1422331-2-3-4-5-7-4-5-8-10-10-8-9-9876963210-1-2-3-2-3-4-2-2-4
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:57
5:58

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
0
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2820
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1571
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6858
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7206
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1834
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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