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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
141 AM PST Fri Nov 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will maintain drier conditions for much of the
region today before the next system brings in widespread
lowland rain, mountain snow, and breezy winds on Sunday. Cooler
and unsettled weather will continue into early next week, with
potential for additional systems to bring moderate to heavy rain
and mountain snow next week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit over the weekend will
make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout
conditions. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

&&

.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing
to 8500 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog in the evening.
A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Patchy fog. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near
5500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     17     14     14     13      2
                     NW 35   W 35   W 45  SW 50  SW 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     30     28     29     25     17
                     NW 20   W 25   W 25  SW 35   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     32     40     32     34
                      W  5   W  5   W  5  SW  5  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     46     38     49     40     42
                      Calm   Calm   Calm   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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet
decreasing to 3000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely
in the afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Snow level
near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning,
then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near
2500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow may be heavy at
times. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
6000 feet.

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