


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
537 SXUS46 KSEW 102250 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 350 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Snow levels will fall in the National Park over the weekend as a series of weather systems affect the area. Accumulating snow will be likely down to Paradise by Saturday night and Sunday with several inches of accumulation by late Sunday. Drier conditions will return toward the middle of next week as high pressure rebuilds over the region. && .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. && .FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow late in the evening. Rain and snow likely after midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Fri Sat Sat Sun Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 5 7 10 4 NE 10 N 35 NW 50 W 35 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 20 19 19 16 W 15 W 25 W 20 W 20 Paradise (5420 FT) 34 37 30 33 W 5 W 10 W 10 SW 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 40 45 38 40 W 5 W 5 W 5 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... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10000 feet. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle