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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
326 PM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Transient ridging will build tonight into the first
half of Thursday. However, the next disturbance will quickly
follow as a round of rain arrives by Thursday evening. An
unsettled weather pattern will remain in place across the Pacific
Northwest this weekend through early next week, maintaining
widespread clouds and rain showers.


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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions. A high
level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of
GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these
conditions.

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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5000 feet in the
evening. Freezing level near 4500 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet. Freezing level near
4500 feet in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level
near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     15     12     10      9
                     NW 45   W 25  NW 30   W 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     27     24     22     21
                     NW 35  NW 15  NW 25   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     29     39     32     41
                     NW  5   W 10   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     49     38     51
                      W 10  SW  5  NW 10  NW  5

++ Temperatures and wind for the summit and Camp Muir are average
   conditions expected in the free air at those elevations.
++ Temperatures for Paradise and Longmire are the expected highs and
   lows. Wind is the average wind expected during that period.

.Extended Forecast...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the
evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.

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