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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
344 AM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Another disturbance approaches late Friday. Expect
gusty winds, heavy rain and snow, and rising snow levels across
Mount Rainier National Park Saturday and Sunday. Another strong
system arrives Monday and Tuesday. Warm and drier conditions
develop across the park toward midweek.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions Saturday and Sunday 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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.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then a slight chance of
rain and snow in the late morning and early afternoon. Mostly
cloudy with rain and snow likely late in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 7 inches. Total
snow accumulation near Paradise 2 to 8 inches. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Little or no snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times in
the evening. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10      8      9     13     12
                      W 35   W 35   W 50   W 70   W 70

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     22     22     27     27
                     SW 30   W 35  SW 40  SW 45   W 45

Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     32     38     36     39
                      W 15   W 20   W 20  SW 15   W 20

Longmire  (2760 FT)     44     38     45     41     45
                      S  5   N 10  NE  5  SW  5  NW  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Windy. Showers, snow and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5500 feet.

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