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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
219 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Cooler conditions with cloudy skies at the Park will
continue through the middle of the week as troughing continues
offshore. A warmer and drier pattern will develop into the weekend
as high pressure builds over the southwestern US.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit into Tuesday 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.

&&

.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     23     21     20     22
                     SW 40  SW 40  SW 35   W 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     38     37     37     38
                     SW 15  SW 15   W 15   W 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     44     58     45     58
                      W  5   W  5   W  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     68     50     68
                      Calm  SW  5  NW  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.

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