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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
419 PM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level trough moving south along the British
Columbia coast will turn into an upper level low as it reaches the
offshore waters of the Washington coast Wednesday afternoon. The
low will wobble around off the coast before weakening to a trough
and moving inland Friday night. A cooler upper level low will
drop out of British Columbia and move over the park for the
weekend into the first part of next week. Snow levels down to near
4500 feet Sunday and Monday.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Tuesday
night through Thursday. 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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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     18     12      8      9
                     SW 50  SW 55   S 70   S 60

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     33     28     27     28
                     SW 30   S 30   S 35   S 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     44     34     47
                      W  5   W  5  NW  5   E  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     41     52     39     56
                      Calm   W  5   Calm  SE  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...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level
near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY 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 4500 feet.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet.

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