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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
257 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Active weather continues, with a certain increase in activity as
a strong atmospheric river arrives early next week. Areas such as
Paradise are on track to receive up to 3 feet of new snow by late
tonight should the temperatures remain below freezing. Windy
weather will continue throughout the day.

&&

.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-
like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are
likely. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in
these conditions.

&&

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

.SATURDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and
snow likely late in the morning. Rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of
8 to 15 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 4 to 8 inches. Snow level near
5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Light snow accumulations. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 6500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -3      4      4      8     11
                      W 60   W 40   W 55   W 65   W 70

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     13     16     20     19     25
                      W 45   W 30   W 40   W 45   W 55

Paradise  (5420 FT)     31     30     35     33     39
                      W 15   W 10  SW 10   W 15  SW 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     37     42     40     46
                      W 10   W  5   S  5  SW  5  SW 10

++ 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times
in the evening. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Rain may be heavy at times in the
morning. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.

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