Outdoor conditions in

Mount Rainier

Maryland

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain75% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 64°Chance Rain Showers36% rain73% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 64°Chance Rain Showers40% rain73% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 63°Chance Rain Showers48% rain75% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 62°Chance Rain Showers41% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 62°Chance Rain Showers34% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 61°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  11. 61°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  12. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  13. 60°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  14. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 59°Chance Rain Showers28% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 60°Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  17. 61°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 61°Patchy Fog8% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  19. 62°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  20. 62°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  21. 63°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  22. 64°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  23. 66°Partly Sunny1% rain97% humidityGusts 17 mph
  24. 68°Partly Sunny1% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
48%
Humidity
73–100%
Wind
14 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
72%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
72%
Humidity
51–93%
Wind
28 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
45–79%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
60–93%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 64° / 60°Today has a real shower chance.48% rain · Humidity 73–100% · Wind 14 mph
  2. 82° / 59°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.72% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 62° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.72% rain · Humidity 51–93% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 57° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 45–79% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 62° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 60–93% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia and DC area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
28GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground28 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Mount Rainier radar

Radar animation for Mount Rainier, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
12 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Northern Virginia and DC area, about 3 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Mount Rainier, MD, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.