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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
400 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Dry and warmer conditions will continue across western
Washington for one more day today ahead of a pattern change.
Troughing will resume over the Pacific Northwest through the
remainder of the week and into the weekend, bringing much cooler
temperatures, cloudy skies, and periods of light showers. Chances
for more widespread precipitation increase into the weekend, with
the Cascades likely seeing accumulating snowfall over higher
elevations.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit mid-week 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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.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     22     18     11      7      7
                     SW 30  SW 40  SW 50   S 65   S 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     38     33     27     24     27
                     SW 15  SW 25  SW 25   S 30   S 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     59     36     42     34     47
                      S  5   W  5   W  5  NW  5   E  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     68     40     51     39     56
                      S  5   Calm  SW  5   Calm  SE  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain
and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4500 feet.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4500 feet increasing to 5500 feet in the
afternoon.

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