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

UsMount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 3 pm Tue 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
65
WSW
70
WSW
85
SW
70
SW
95
WSW
100
W
105
W
90
W
80
W
65
WSW
65
W
45
WSW
T washington.wind.3.cc23
T washington.wind.27.cc23
T washington.wind.51.cc23
T washington.wind.75.cc23
T washington.wind.99.cc23
T washington.wind.123.cc23
 cm 
23
21
25
27
7
7
7
7
6
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
-18
-20
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
min°C
-8
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-14
-18
-19
-20
-26
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
chill°C 
-15
-18
-19
-23
-24
-26
-29
-35
-36
-39
-48
-47
-47
-48
-47
-47
-45
Freezing level (m
3200
3150
3100
2700
2200
2150
1800
1350
1450
1400
250
300
350
0
250
350
0
Cloud base (m)
7000
6500
1450
1450
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-11-11-12-13-17-19-20-25-25-26-27-27-27-28-2-3-3-5-6-6-8-11-13-14-20-22-22-22-22-22-233220-1-2-3-5-6-7-14-16-16-17-16-16-176442221-1-1-1-7-8-9-10-8-9-11
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
Sunset
5:04
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:12

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 37).
8
51 km NW
192m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
14
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 218 degs) was rejected.
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
36 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 28).
0
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).

* 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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