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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
220 PM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A system will bring increased cloudiness and chances
of showers to western Washington on Wednesday, with strong winds
near the summit. More notable chances of precipitation are
expected Friday into Saturday as an upper low moves inland over
the region. Warmer and drier conditions are expected to return by
early next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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.

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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy until early morning, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow late in the night.
Snow level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     21     20     18     14
                     SW 45  SW 50  SW 35  SW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     33     29     35     33
                      W 25  SW 20   W 20  SW 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     42     50     34     51
                      W 15   W 15   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     47     61     39     63
                     NW  5   W 10   W  5   W  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly 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 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly 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 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.

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