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

Mount Rainier
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Sun 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
60
SSE
45
S
30
S
15
SSE
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
 cm 
1.0
1.0
8
7
2.0
3
4
3
6
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-17
-18
-23
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-18
-15
-14
-14
-12
min°C
-18
-22
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-20
-16
-15
-15
-13
chill°C 
-34
-37
-38
-37
-30
-37
-35
-34
-32
-32
-30
-31
-32
-29
-24
-21
-20
Freezing level (m
1750
1250
1200
1200
1000
1200
1300
850
1050
1250
950
1250
1600
1350
2050
2200
2150
Cloud base (m)
1950
1500
1750
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1600
1550
1000
2200
6050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-24-24-24-23-22-22-21-21-21-21-19-16-15-15-13-12-14-17-17-17-16-16-15-16-16-15-15-13-11-10-9-7-5-8-10-10-10-9-8-9-10-10-10-9-7-6-4-2-22-2-3-2-4-3-2-4-4-2-4-30-1253
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
Sunset
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:38

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rainier is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Mount Rainier Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
50 km WNW
160m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 198).
10
51 km NW
192m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
628m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
61 km W
217m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: broken
SHIP1766
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5722
62 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP6402
62 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7877
62 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7249
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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