Recreational Report
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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
327 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Pacific Northwest will bring
dry weather across Mount Rainier National Park through Saturday
night. A front will move through Sunday for increasing rain and
higher elevation mountain snowfall. Unsettled weather will then
continue early next week.

&&

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing to
7000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      8     12     14     13
                      N 35   N 20   W 15   W 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     25     29     28
                      N 10   N  5  SW 10   W 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     27     45     31     50
                      N  5   E  5   E 10   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     31     55     36     59
                     NE  5   E  5   E 10  SE  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers after
midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY...Showers. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY 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 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.

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