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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
344 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Light rain and mountain snow will slowly spread
inland and into Mount Rainier National Park throughout the day
today, continuing into Wednesday. Widespread showers will linger
Thursday with lower snow levels and a chance for thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Active weather will continue Friday night, and
later in the weekend with a potentially more-robust system.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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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.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers late in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 2500 feet increasing
to 3500 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 4 to 9 inches. Snow level near
3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 4 to
6 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level
near 3500 feet decreasing to 2500 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Moderate snow accumulations.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      0      0     -2     -7    -16
                     SW 40  SW 40  SW 50  SW 25   W 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     15     15     15     10      4
                     SW 15  SW 30  SW 25   W 20   W 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     27     34     22     28
                      W  5   W  5  SW 10   W  5   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     33     41     28     35
                      Calm  NE  5  SE  5  SW  5  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers after midnight. Snow level near 1500 feet in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 2000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 2500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 2500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 3000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.MONDAY...Snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet.

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