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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
234 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Cool and unsettled conditions continue across
Western Washington this weekend. A system moving southward from
British Columbia Sunday will bring the first noteworthy high
elevation snow of the season with strong winds near the summit. Drier
conditions will return early next week with offshore flow.
Typical autumnal conditions return later next week.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather 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 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas
of fog late in the evening. Rain and snow in the evening, then a
chance of rain and snow after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing
to 4500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation near
Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Rain and snow. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 4 inches. Snow level near
4000 feet.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 3500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10      1     -2      0
                     NW 45   W 30   S 15  SE 10

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     16     16     20
                      W 25   W 25  SE 15   E 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     29     32     28     35
                      W 15   W 10   E  5   E 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     36     40     34     45
                      W 10   W  5   E  5   E 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6500 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 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.

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