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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

333 AM PST Fri Dec 12 2025



.SYNOPSIS...

Somewhat drier conditions will prevail across the National Park

into Saturday. A series of additional frontal systems will begin

to affect the park beginning on Sunday. Snow levels are expected

to fall by Tuesday with substantial snowfall expected across the 

park for the remainder of next week.



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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. 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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.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain in the morning. A chance

of snow through the day. A slight chance of rain in the

afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level

near 6500 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  

                            Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     20     20     17     15     14

                      W 85   W 75   W 70  SW 80  SW 70 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     33     36     34     32     28

                      W 50   W 50   W 35  SW 40   W 40 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     41     36     47     36     39

                      W 10   W 10   W  5  SW 10  SW 10 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     40     56     43     48

                      W  5   W  5   S  5   S  5   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...



.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the

evening, then cloudy with rain and snow after midnight. Snow

level near 7000 feet. 

.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet

decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. 

.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Precipitation may be heavy at times.

Snow level near 4500 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at

times. Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to 3000 feet after

midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the

afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times.

Snow level near 3000 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level

near 4000 feet. 



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