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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
345 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Dry conditions and seasonal temperatures are expected
at Mount Rainier National Park today. Showers will return Thursday
into Friday as a frontal system moves through the area. Winds
will become strong near the summit Thursday night into Friday. A
stronger, wetter system will move into the area over the weekend,
bringing gusty winds and additional rounds of precipitation. Snow
levels will fall to around 4500 ft by Sunday night.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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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.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning, then
mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Snow level near 6000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     20     20     25     21     19
                      N 35   N 25  NW 30  NW 50  NW 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     34     38     36     35     31
                      N 15   N 15  NW 30  NW 35  NW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     47     35     44     36     40
                     NW  5  NW  5   W  5   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     55     37     52     41     49
                      W  5   Calm   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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...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 9000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 10000 feet
decreasing to 7500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5000 feet.

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