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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
420 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Light isolated showers possible today. A trough will
bring showers to Mount Rainier on Sunday. Conditions will begin
to dry out on Monday. High pressure will bring dry and warmer
conditions through midweek. Cooler and unsettled weather returns
Friday into the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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 NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near
5000 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Patchy
fog in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow accumulation
near Paradise of 1 to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation near
Paradise 1 to 4 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to
2500 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level near 3000 feet. Freezing level near 4500 feet
in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      4      0      0      2
                      W 35   W 25  NW 45  NW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     15     14     15
                     NW 25  NW 20  NW 30  NW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     28     35     24     34
                      W 10   W 10   W 15   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     34     43     31     43
                      W  5   W  5   W 10   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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 4500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet.

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