Mt RAINIER pretty much makes it's own weather, and because it stands in the path of prevailing moisture laden marine winds, its southern slopes get some world breaking snow fall, and Paradise Inn (a three story lodge) is frequently buried to the tops of its chimneys in snow. Due to the heavy snowfall on the slopes of Mt Rainier(mentioned above), the mountain sports 26 major glaciers.
The below information gives you current weather conditions at the 12,700 Ft level on the mountain, and is updated at least once a week.
The below information gives you current weather conditions at the 12,700 Ft level on the mountain, and is updated at least once a week.
| October | 18 | Friday Night Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 13. Wind chill values between -2 and -7. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 27 to 33 inches possible. |
| October | 19 | Saturday Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 10 by 3pm. Wind chill values between -6 and -14. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 24 to 30 inches possible. |
| October | 19 | Saturday Night Snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and -12. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. |
| October | 20 | Sunday Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible. |
| October | 20 | Sunday Night Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 16. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. |
| October | 21 | Monday Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible. |
| October | 21 | Monday Night Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy. |
| October | 22 | Tuesday Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy. |
| October | 22 | Tuesday Night Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy. |
| October | 23 | Wednesday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy. |
| October | 23 | Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Breezy. |
| October | 24 | Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Breezy. |
| October | 24 | Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy. |
| October | 25 | Friday A slight chance of snow. Sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy. |
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