– Lat/Long: 46.85° N 121.76° W

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 am Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 3 am Sat 21 Dec Local Time

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4 Mount Rainier Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	11	6	—	7	14	29	—	—	21	6	2.0	—	—	7	55	27	12	26
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-14	-18	-14	-13	-14	-17	-12	-9	-11	-17	-20	-15	-15	-14	-15	-18	-17	-17
min°C	-18	-20	-17	-14	-16	-19	-13	-10	-15	-19	-20	-19	-15	-14	-19	-19	-18	-19
chill°C	-34	-34	-32	-27	-32	-36	-27	-19	-30	-33	-33	-34	-28	-29	-36	-35	-35	-38

Freezing level (m)	1800	1450	1050	1400	1800	1500	1400	2600	1550	1400	1200	550	1050	900	1050	1400	1450	1450
Cloud base (m)	2450	1500	1500	1600	1450	1500	1550	1500	1800	1500	1500	1500	1500	2000	1450	1500	1500	1500

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Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Pierce County Airport - Thun Field - Puyallup (Washington) 48 km WNW 164m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Drizzle	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Puyallup 50 km WNW 160m alt. 21 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 59).
Black Diamond 51 km NW 192m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Stampede Pass Airport 58 km NE 628m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km High: scattered
Nile 60 km E 644m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 45).
Tacom / cChord Air Force Base Airport 61 km W 217m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
SHIP2368 62 km WNW 3m alt. 3 hours ago
SHIP2843 62 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP6163 62 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3382 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.