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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
250 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...More rain and mountain snow through Tuesday with a
trough over the region. Expect strong winds near the summit. Weak
upper level ridge trying to build over the area Wednesday. The
ridge will shift east Wednesday night into Thursday allowing
another front to reach the area Thursday night. Cool upper level
trough over Western Washington Friday and Saturday with an upper
level ridge building Sunday.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions near the summit, with local blizzard-like conditions,
strong winds, and near zero visibility. 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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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely late in the evening. Rain and snow after midnight. Snow
may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 6 to
10 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain, snow and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow may be
heavy at times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 8 to
12 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers, snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at
times in the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to
5 inches. Total snow accumulation near Paradise 15 to 27 inches.
Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the
morning. Freezing level near 6000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -6     -3     -3      4
                      W 40  SW 45   W 45   W 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     12     14     11     20
                     SW 35  SW 35   W 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     28     33     25     40
                      W 10  SW 15   W 10  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     34     41     32     49
                      W  5   S  5   W  5   Calm

++ 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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow
level near 7000 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to 2500 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 2500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3500 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.

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