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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
304 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Another frontal system will bring rain and windy
conditions along with high elevation snow to the National Park
later Tuesday into Wednesday. An upper level trough over the area
will maintain unsettled conditions into Thursday. A weak upper
level ridge will lead to somewhat drier conditions toward the end
of the week.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-
like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are
likely. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in
these conditions.

&&

.MONDAY NIGHT...Becoming partly cloudy late in the night. Patchy
fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Areas of dense fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. No snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Rain and snow in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
6500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      9     12      9      7
                     SW 35  SW 45  SW 60  SW 60

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     25     24     24     23
                     SW 20   S 25  SW 40  SW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     47     39     44
                      W 10  SW 10  SW 15  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     43     57     45     52
                      N  5   E 10  SE 10  SE 10

++ 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...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.

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