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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
239 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A stronger frontal system will bring gusty winds
tonight through Saturday, with strong winds near the summit. A
cold front will bring another round of rain, high elevation snow,
and gusty winds late Saturday into Sunday. The weather pattern
remains active moving through 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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.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet
increasing to 8000 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the afternoon.
Snow level near 6000 feet increasing to 8500 feet in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10     16     17     18     18
                     NW 35   W 35   W 40  SW 45  SW 60

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     19     27     30     30     33
                      W 20   W 20   W 35  SW 30  SW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     30     43     39     49
                     SW  5   W  5   S  5   S  5  SE  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     46     36     49     42     58
                      Calm   E  5   Calm   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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then cloudy with rain and snow after midnight. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow in the morning, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7500 feet.

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