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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
350 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Shower chances will increase across Mount Rainier
National Park tonight into Wednesday as a weak system moves
across the area. Strong winds are expected to develop near the
summit of the mountain tonight and Wednesday. A cooler system
moving into the region Friday into the weekend will bring
additional shower chances to the park and will bring snow levels
down to 5000-6000 ft. Showers look to linger across the park into
early next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit tonight and Wednesday 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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.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. No
snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow level
near 6500 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     19     21     21     19     15
                      W 25  SW 45  SW 50   W 35  SW 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     34     31     34     34
                      W 10   W 25   W 25   W 20  SW 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     56     42     49     35     52
                      W 10   W  5   W 10   W 10   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     69     47     62     40     64
                     SW  5   W  5   W  5   W  5   W  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.

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