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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
307 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A series of disturbances will bring showers across
the park this weekend into next week. There is a slight chance of
thunder this afternoon with any convection that is able to develop
fully. Cooler air aloft today with the trough will drop
temperatures near the Summit.

.IMPACTS...Strong winds Saturday night at and above 10,000 feet
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.

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.SATURDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow accumulation near
Paradise of 1 to 3 inches. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing
to 3500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to 3 inches.
Total snow accumulation near Paradise 2 to 6 inches. Snow level
near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY...Showers. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near
4500 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      4      1      1     13      9
                      W 15  NW 45  NW 45  NW 35   W 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     14     13     27     24
                      W 15   W 35  NW 30  NW 20   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     27     35     28     40
                      W 10   W 20   W 20   W 10  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     34     45     33     50
                      W 10   W 10   W 10   W  5   S  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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.

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