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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Thu 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
35
SW
45
W
50
W
15
W
25
W
50
WSW
100
W
95
W
105
W
80
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
35
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
W
 cm 
5
6
7
11
20
14
11
2.0
16
4
5
8
3
3
3
 mm 
max°C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-19
-20
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-18
min°C
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-19
chill°C 
-43
-43
-43
-36
-35
-37
-45
-45
-43
-40
-38
-42
-39
-38
-38
-41
-38
-33
Freezing level (m
800
650
100
850
1250
750
900
1000
700
950
1050
950
1000
1000
700
800
1000
650
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
3900
1800
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1900
1500
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-24-23-24-23-22-21-20-22-24-24-25-23-22-19-20-21-20-19-18-16-18-17-17-17-15-16-17-18-18-18-17-13-13-14-15-13-11-10-12-11-11-11-9-10-10-10-12-12-10-8-6-6-8-6-3-4-5-4-5-5-3-4-3-4-5-5-4-5
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
7:08
7:09
7:12
7:13
7:15
7:15

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon 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
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 257).
8
51 km NW
192m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
16
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
16 km
SHIP1315
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP2866
62 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
SHIP8596
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3028
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9004
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C

* 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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