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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
402 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Drier weather will continue through Friday with a mix
of clouds and sunshine. A weather system will slide southwards
Saturday night through Monday for mountain snowfall and increasing
winds. A brief break for dry weather early Tuesday before
additional precipitation midweek.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions on
Saturday. 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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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy dense fog. Freezing level near
5000 feet increasing to 9000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level
near 6500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     19     17     14     14
                     NW 15  NW 35   W 35   W 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     31     29     29
                      W 15  NW 20   W 20   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     26     38     32     41
                     SW  5   W  5   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     33     45     38     50
                      Calm   Calm   Calm   Calm

++ 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...

.SATURDAY 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 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to
3000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow level
near 4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow may be heavy at times in
the morning. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...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.

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