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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
20
WNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
NNW
 cm 
2.0
1.0
4
2.0
1.0
2.0
5
2.0
1.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-15
-15
-14
-17
-14
-14
-18
-21
-22
-22
-22
-19
min°C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-14
-15
-15
-18
-18
-15
-15
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
chill°C 
-18
-17
-18
-20
-22
-26
-25
-20
-30
-33
-28
-26
-30
-39
-38
-33
-34
-33
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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
0
51 km NW
192m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
SHIP2427
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8107
62 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
SHIP7085
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7057
62 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP4043
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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