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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
250 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will lead to warmer weather on Friday.
A system will track through western Washington on Saturday for
cooler, wetter and windier conditions. Expect strong winds near
the summit. A ridge will bring warmer and drier conditions early
next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds 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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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 10000 feet. Freezing level near
14000 feet in the morning.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     29     30     31     27
                     SW 30  SW 20  SW 45  SW 65

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     48     48     47     35
                      W 15  SW 15  SW 20   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     46     71     48     53
                      W  5  SW  5   Calm  SW 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     83     51     65
                      Calm  SW  5   Calm  SW 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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in
the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.

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