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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
312 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Dry and warmer conditions will continue across Mount
Rainier National Park through Tuesday with high pressure over the
region. The next upper disturbance arrives around Wednesday,
ushering stronger onshore flow and cooler conditions. Another
disturbance crosses the region this weekend, maintaining cooler
conditions with precipitation chances and bringing lowering snow
levels to near Paradise late in the weekend.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Tuesday night and
Wednesday 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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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     23     21     18     12
                      W 10  SW 25  SW 40  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     41     38     34     28
                     SE  5  SW 10  SW 20   S 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     46     58     37     43
                     NE 10  SW  5   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     68     41     52
                      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...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain
and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet.

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