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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
305 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Active weather continues through the week, with a potent
atmospheric river still on track to impact western Washington
Monday into Wednesday. Additional systems are forecast for late
in the week. Rain will likely melt some of the lower to mid
elevation snow in the park through the week.

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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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.SUNDAY...Snow in the morning. Rain through the day. Snow likely
in the afternoon. Precipitation may be heavy at times until late
afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 7 inches. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 4 inches. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at
times. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 7500 feet
decreasing to 6000 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level
near 4500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      5      8     12     11     11
                      W 60   W 60   W 75   W 80   W 65

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     20     25     22     21
                      W 45   W 45   W 55   W 55   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     31     39     29     36
                      W 15   W 15  SW 15   W 25  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     43     39     46     37     42
                     NW 10   W 10  SW 10   W 15  SW  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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times in the
morning. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
6000 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 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6500 feet.

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