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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
406 PM PST Thu Jan 30 2025

.SYNOPSIS...An active weather pattern will begin tonight and
continue through the weekend. Heavy mountain snow is expected
tonight through Saturday, with snow continuing at times early next
week. In addition, stronger winds are forecast through Friday
night for Mt. Rainier National Park. Temperatures will become
colder next week.

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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.

&&

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST SATURDAY...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then
rain and snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 8 inches. Snow
level near 4000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 10 to 16 inches. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow in the evening, then snow
showers after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 8 to 12 inches. Snow level near
4000 feet in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times.
Heavy snow accumulations.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      8      1     -6    -13
                     SW 50  SW 45   W 65   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     19     19      7     -1
                     SW 40  SW 40   W 40   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     28     33     16     21
                      W 10   W 15   W 15   W 20

Longmire  (2760 FT)     34     38     24     27
                     NE  5  NE  5  SW 10  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow showers.
.MONDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow showers
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers in the evening, then snow showers
likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Snow showers likely.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers.

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