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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
346 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge building over the park from the
southeast while an upper level low offshore continues to drift
northwest Wednesday. Upper level ridge remaining over the park into
Friday. Ridge shifting east Friday night. Upper level
disturbances spinning out of an offshore upper level low moving
through the park during the weekend. Upper level low weakening
into a trough with the trough moving over the park the first part
of next week.

&&

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Haze and areas of smoke after midnight. Freezing
level near 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke in the morning. Freezing level
near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers late in the
afternoon. Snow level near 11500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     34     32     28     27     26
                      S 15  SE 20  SE 25  SE 15  SE 15

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     56     52     56     50     53
                     SE  5   E 10  SE 20  SE 15  SE 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     74     62     75     59     72
                     NW  5  NW  5   S  5  SE  5   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     86     65     86     63     83
                      W  5   Calm  SW  5   Calm   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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Snow level near 12000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near 12000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Snow level near
11500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level near
11000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow
level near 10500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
10000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet.

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