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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
239 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge building over the park this
weekend. The ridge will weaken slightly beginning Monday but
remain over the park through the middle of next week. Ridge
moving east Thursday with the next system possibly arriving
Friday.

&&

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

&&

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     28     33     29     33
                      W 25  SW 20  SW 25  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     45     41     48
                      W 15  SW 10  SW 15  SW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     41     65     46     66
                     NW  5  SE  5   E  5   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     45     76     50     77
                      Calm   E  5   E  5  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly sunny days and mostly clear
nights. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 9000 feet.

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