Recreational Report
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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
151 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Drier and warmer conditions will remain into Sunday as high
pressure builds overhead. A weak system will bring light rain to
the region early next week. A stronger and wetter system is
expected to move into the Pacific Northwest toward the end of
next week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds through Monday night in alpine regions on
the mountain, including the Muir snowfield, 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.

&&

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow late in
the night. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Widespread dense
fog through the day. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
5500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet
increasing to 9500 feet in the afternoon.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     20     16     20     16
                     SW 70   W 65   W 50   W 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     28     28     30
                     SW 40   W 45   W 35   W 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     43     29     41
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   Calm

Longmire  (2760 FT)     47     50     35     49
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   Calm

++ 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...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain
and snow after midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing
to 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times after
midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
near 4500 feet.

$$

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