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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Sun 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
W
55
WNW
75
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
0
NNW
10
S
30
S
30
S
55
SSE
50
S
55
S
35
S
 cm 
1.0
4
4
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
17
 mm 
max°C
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
min°C
-19
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-20
chill°C 
-33
-36
-37
-34
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-26
-22
-14
-22
-25
-29
-28
-30
-33
Freezing level (m
1400
1450
1000
1150
1350
950
1600
1800
1150
2100
2400
2300
2650
2650
2200
1900
2000
1250
Cloud base (m)
950
950
950
950
1600
950
1600
1800
1500
8250
2600
8900
2300
1500
2000
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
Sunset
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:07
8:07

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
50 km WNW
160m alt.
55 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
5
51 km NW
192m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
13
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 024 to 035 degs)
(11 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
13
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 219 degs) was rejected.
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).

* 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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