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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
301 AM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A cool and wet pattern will set up over the mountain
today through this weekend. Showers will be possible tonight
through Thursday, with heavier precipitation likely Friday into
Saturday with possible thunderstorms. Snow is possible near the
peak of the mountain as snow levels fall below Camp Muir through
the weekend. Windy conditions near the summit are expected today
and Friday.

&&

.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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.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow
level near 11000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 12000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     29     28     23     26     25
                      W 45   W 30   W 30   W 40  SW 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     42     44     39     37     38
                      W 30   W 25   W 20   W 30  SW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     61     44     54     46     51
                      W 15   W 10   W  5  SW  5  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     71     50     63     53     60
                      W 10   W  5   W  5  SW  5   S  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 11500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow
likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

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