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

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak weather system will be moving into the area from the
south tomorrow with the trailing cold front lingering over the
area on Wednesday. The stronger systems of the week will be
moving into western Washington Thursday and Friday for
additional rainfall and locally windy conditions. Quieter weather
is possible on Saturday.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. 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 NIGHT...Rain and snow then cloudy with a chance of rain
and snow late in the night. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2
to 7 inches. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Little or no snow accumulation
near Paradise. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      6     12     15      5
                     SW 40  SW 25  SW 50  SW 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     25     29     22
                     SW 20  SW 20   S 35  SW 40

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     38     34     37
                      W  5   W  5   E 20   S 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     48     42     46
                      N  5   E  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 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4000 feet increasing to 5000 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.

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