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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
236 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A very active week ahead with a parade of weather systems
keeping conditions warm, wet, and windy from Thursday and
beyond. Snow levels remain mostly above 4000 to 5000 ft. A more
significant atmospheric river system event looks to set up early
next week with the potential for flooding.

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.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.

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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog in the
evening. A chance of rain and snow late in the night. Snow level
near 5500 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
4 inches. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise
up to 1 inch. Total snow accumulation near Paradise up to
5 inches. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     13     14     11      4
                     NW 45  NW 55  NW 60  NW 70

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     26     26     25     20
                     NW 35  NW 35   W 45   W 50

Paradise  (5420 FT)     27     35     32     35
                      W  5   W  5   W 10  SW 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     33     40     39     43
                      Calm   Calm   W  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
morning. Snow level near 6000 feet.

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