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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
305 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak weather system lifting north into the park Monday. The front
will move east of the park Tuesday morning. Warm front moving in
from the south Tuesday night with the trailing cold front stalling
over the park Wednesday. Strongest system in this series moving
inland Thursday into Friday morning. Possible break Saturday
before another front arrives at the end of the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions MOnday and
Monday night. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry skiing and
mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine terrain of Mt.
Rainier, including the Muir snowfield Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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.

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.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to
4 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise of
2 to 4 inches. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 2 inches. Total snow
accumulation near Paradise 4 to 10 inches. Snow level near 5500
feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10      6     11     15      5
                     SW 80   W 45  SW 30   S 50  SW 60

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     18     20     24     29     22
                     SW 25  SW 30  SW 20   S 45  SW 55

Paradise  (5420 FT)     33     30     37     34     38
                     NW  5   W 10  SW  5   E 20   S 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     41     37     47     41     46
                     NE  5   E  5   S  5   E 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...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
7500 feet.

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