Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
306 AM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Lingering moisture with an upper low passing to the south
will keep scattered showers in the forecast into midweek. Dry
conditions will emerge Wednesday into Thursday before a broad
upper level trough will bring active weather back to the area for
the end of the week.

&&

.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms
late in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 7000 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
5000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      1      4      8     11     11
                     NW 10   N 20   N 20  NW 25  NW 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     18     20     24     24     25
                     NW 15   N 25   N 15  NW 25  NW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     32     40     32     38
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     51     38     51     38     50
                      W  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Snow level
near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5000 feet.

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