


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
744 SXUS46 KSEW 060955 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 255 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will maintain a warming and drying trend across western Washington to start off the week. Troughing will develop over the region by Wednesday, introducing cloudy skies and chances for light shower activity that will continue through the remainder of the week. Another trough will move over the region over the weekend, bringing cooler temperatures, chances for widespread precipitation, and light snow over higher elevations of the Cascades. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds late Tuesday into Wednesday in alpine regions on the mountain, including the Muir snowfield, 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...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Mon Mon Tue Tue Wed Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 24 23 21 18 13 N 20 W 10 SW 30 SW 40 S 45 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 39 42 39 35 28 NE 10 SW 5 SW 15 SW 20 S 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 57 46 59 36 46 E 5 NE 10 SE 5 W 5 W 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 66 50 67 41 54 E 5 E 5 SE 5 Calm SW 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...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6500 feet. .SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet. .SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle