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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
339 AM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A disturbance will slowly move across Western Washington through
Tuesday bringing rain and snow to Mount Rainier National Park.
Expect a brief drier pattern around Wednesday in the park, but
additional weather systems will maintain precipitation Thursday
into the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Monday night 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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.MONDAY...Patchy dense fog until late afternoon. Rain likely in
the morning. Snow through the day. Rain in the afternoon. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6500 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. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow
level near 5000 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet
increasing to 8000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      9     12      8      7     18
                     SW 25   W 40   W 25   N 25  NW 10

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     23     20     18     17     26
                     SW 15   W 30  NW 20   N 10  SE 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     38     25     30     25     38
                      W  5   W  5   W  5  NW  5   E 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     45     33     38     32     46
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   Calm   E  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely
after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5000 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 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain
and snow after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet.

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