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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
325 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS...The next weather system arrives late Thursday across
Mount Rainier National Park, bringing rain and snow and increasing
clouds. The snow level will fall to near or below Paradise, but
little to no accumulation is expected at this elevation.
Thunderstormchances increase to around 15 percent Saturday
afternoon and evening across the park. An unsettled weather
pattern will remain in place across the Pacific Northwest late in
the week through early next week.

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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow late in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Little
or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...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 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     12     10      7      5      3
                      W 20  NW 20   W 20  SW 15   W 15

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     21     21     21     20
                     NW 15  NW 20   W 20   W 10   W 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     38     32     40     36     40
                      W  5   W  5  SW  5  SW  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     48     38     49     42     50
                     SW  5   W  5  SW  5   Calm   W  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...Cloudy with showers, snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the morning,
then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet in the afternoon.

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