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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
410 AM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS...An atmospheric river pattern will maintain wet
conditions across the Park into early next week, with periods of
moderate to heavy precipitation and breezy winds. Conditions are
favored to dry out towards mid-week as high pressure develops,
with potential for more widespread precipitation next weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-
like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are
likely. 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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.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of fog in the
afternoon. Rain may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Areas of fog in the evening. Showers,
snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow
level near 6000 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy
at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of
4 to 9 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet increasing to 5000 feet
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Windy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times.
Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times.
Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level near 3500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      7     -1      2     -2     -1
                      W 65   W 80  SW 55  SW 75   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     15     19     13     14
                     SW 40   W 50  SW 40  SW 70   W 45

Paradise  (5420 FT)     38     28     36     29     32
                     SW 10   W 15   S 15  SW 25  SW 20

Longmire  (2760 FT)     44     33     42     34     38
                      W  5   W 10  SE  5   S 15  SW 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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. 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 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.

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