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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
411 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A weak atmospheric river will sag south over the park
late Sunday afternoon then dissipate Sunday night as cold front
moves through the park. The next weather system arriving later
Tuesday. Cool upper level trough over the park Wednesday into
Thursday. Another weather system will arrive later Friday.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain,
including the Muir snowfield, will make it difficult to move
safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Sunday and
Sunday night. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to move
safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Monday through
Tuesday. 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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.SUNDAY...Cloudy until late afternoon, then a chance of rain and
snow late in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers after
midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 4 to 7 inches. Snow
level near 4000 feet decreasing to 2000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 1500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. Light
snow accumulations. Snow level near 2500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      3      1      4      2      0
                     SW 90   W 85   W 45   W 40  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     16     10     11     15     13
                     SW 60   W 50   W 25   W 20  SW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     20     31     23     31
                      W 15   W 10   W  5   W  5  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     44     27     38     28     39
                      S  5   W  5  SW  5   Calm   S  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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely after midnight. Snow
level near 2500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow showers
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with snow showers in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 2000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 2500 feet.

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