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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
611 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will continue to bring drier weather for
Mount Rainier National Park through Friday. A weakening weather
system will move through on Saturday. Unsettled weather will then
continue Sunday into Monday with cooler temperatures and showers.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions through
Thursday night. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

&&

.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
5000 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
4500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     11     16     17     13      8
                      N 40   N 45   N 25   W 30  NW 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     29     32     28     23
                      N 15   N 15  NW 15   W 25  NW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     46     33     51     32     39
                      N  5   N  5   W  5   W  5   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     56     37     61     38     48
                      W  5   E  5  SW  5   Calm   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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 4500 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 4000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet.

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