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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
314 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Precipitation will return to the area with rain and snow expected
before transitioning to mostly rain throughout the day Wednesday.
Unsettled weather is expected through the holiday before drier
conditions start to emerge for the weekend. The trade off for the
calmer weather will be colder overnight temperatures.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather Tuesday through Wednesday night will
create difficult mountaineering conditions near the summit, with
local blizzard-like conditions, strong winds, and near zero
visibility. 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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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

.TUESDAY...A chance of rain in the morning. Snow through the day.
Rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at
times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 5 to
9 inches. Snow level near 3000 feet increasing to 4500 feet in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain, snow and freezing rain in the evening,
then rain, freezing rain and snow after midnight. Precipitation
may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow accumulation near
Paradise of 3 to 8 inches. Total snow accumulation near Paradise
8 to 17 inches. Snow level near 6500 feet. Ice accumulation of
less than one quarter of an inch.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain, snow and light freezing rain in the morning,
then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Rain and snow. Light snow accumulations. Snow
level near 6000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      9      8     10     12      6
                      W 45   W 45   W 45  SW 45  SW 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     24     26     24     22
                      W 30   W 30   W 20  SW 20  SW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     31     28     35     31     34
                      W  5   W 10  SW  5  SE 10   S 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     36     43     39     43
                      E  5  NE  5   Calm  SE  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet in the afternoon.

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