Recreational Report
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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
211 PM PDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level low off the coast will continue to keep
temperatures seasonable this weekend, with slight chances for
showers through Sunday and perhaps a thunderstorm over the North
Cascades late Sunday night. Upper level ridging returns Monday,
bringing another round of hot and dry conditions with well above
normal temperatures are expected by mid-week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions near the summit, with local blizzard-like conditions,
strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level of skill and
experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended
for navigation and camping in these conditions.

&&

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Haze. Areas of smoke after midnight. Freezing
level near 13500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Haze. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Haze and areas of smoke. Freezing
level near 14000 feet.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     21     21     23     25
                      S 40   S 30   S 45   S 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     44     44     45     45
                      S 15  SE 20   S 20   S 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     56     68     53     69
                      Calm  NW  5   Calm   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     58     75     56     77
                      Calm  SW  5   Calm  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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.

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