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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
309 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...An approaching, offshore upper level low will set
the stage for a shift to much cooler and wetter weather through
the weekend and into early next week. In addition to widespread
rain there will be periods of breezy conditions, and lowering snow
levels Saturday night into early next week that will result in
the first notable high elevation snow of the season.

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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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.THURSDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely in the morning, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the late morning
and early afternoon. Mostly sunny late in the afternoon. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. No snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     12     15     10      7      8
                      S 45   S 45   S 40   E 15   N 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     29     37     27     22     20
                     SE 25  SE 35   S 20   W 15   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     50     40     45     35     37
                     NE  5  NE  5   W  5   W  5  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     59     45     53     41     45
                     SE  5   E  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet
decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.COLUMBUS DAY...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 4500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.

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