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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
207 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
A thermal trough will continue to move inland today, promoting
warmer temperatures across the inland lowlands. Onshore flow
will return on Friday, bringing more seasonable and dry
conditions with morning clouds through the weekend and
potentially into early next week. Light rain is possible on
Monday, with a potential pattern change on tap by the end of
next week.

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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     22     22     25     24
                      N 15   N 15   N 15  NW 10

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     40     39     41     42
                      N 10   N  5   N  5  NW  5

Paradise  (5420 FT)     43     58     45     61
                      Calm   W  5   Calm   Calm

Longmire  (2760 FT)     48     70     49     73
                      Calm  SW  5   Calm   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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.

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