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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Sun 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
45
SSW
45
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
 cm 
2
8
6
7
1
6
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-5
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-12
-9
-8
-7
min°C
-4
-5
-7
-8
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-8
chill°C 
-13
-14
-19
-21
-22
-23
-21
-22
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-25
-22
-19
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
3700
3500
3500
3000
2750
2300
2550
2500
2400
2350
2450
2200
2100
2350
2350
2750
3000
3100
Cloud base (m)
4550
4500
3600
1900
1600
1650
2400
1500
1700
1550
2350
1650
1650
2200
2150
2150
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-6-8-9-11-11-11-12-13-13-15-15-15-13-10-9-821-1-3-4-7-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-8-7-5-4-288532-1-10-1-1-1-2-2-2-11221416121085786565465685
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
6:52
6:51
6:49
6:46
6:45
6:43

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW 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
18° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 114).
5
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
8 km
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
16 km
64 km NW
119m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 76).
5
Fort Lewi / ray Army Airfield Airport
66 km W
218m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
BUOY-TCNW1
68 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
69 km N
251m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
BUOY-TCMW1
69 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 320).
78 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
16 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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