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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
216 PM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper ridge offshore will bring dry, warmer
conditions through Wednesday. Troughing develops over the
Pacific Northwest Thursday with an upper low bringing cooler
conditions and precipitation potential into the weekend.

&&

.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.

&&

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     26     30     29     23
                     NW 15  NW 20   W 35   W 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     43     46     45     38
                      W 10   W 15  NW 25   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     48     66     48     54
                      N  5   W  5   W  5   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     52     78     51     66
                      Calm  SW  5   Calm   W 10

++ 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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level
near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.

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