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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
354 PM PST Thu Mar 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Dry and sunny conditions are expected across Mount
Rainier National Park today and Friday. Chances of rain and snow
increase over the weekend as a system sinks south and moves across
western Washington, with strong winds expected to develop on
higher reaches of the mountain on Saturday. Additional systems
moving into the region next week will continue to bring rain and
snow chances and strong winds to the park at times into midweek.

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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 on Saturday. 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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.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 2500 feet increasing to
4500 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 3500 feet
decreasing to 2500 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 3000 feet increasing
to 5000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -7      3      9      9      8
                      N 25   N 30  NW 25   W 30  SW 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     13     17     22     24     20
                      N 15   N 20  NW 20   W 20  SW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     22     37     27     41
                     NW  5   N  5   W  5   W  5  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     25     44     31     49
                     NW  5   Calm   Calm   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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet
decreasing to 3000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 2000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 2000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow level near 2500 feet.

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