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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

211 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026



.SYNOPSIS...Mild and dry conditions across Mount Rainier

National Park through the first part of the week. Generally cooler

conditions starting Tuesday onward, with a return of rain and 

snow chances. A stronger system brings snow levels closer to 

Paradise and heavier rain and snow around Thursday night through 

Friday.



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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Tuesday 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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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 

.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.

Freezing level near 13000 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly

sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     23     21     21     19

                     SW 20  SW 20  SW 30  SW 45 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     42     40     39     34

                     SW 10  SW 15   W 20   W 20 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     52     62     42     50

                     NW  5   W  5   Calm   W  5 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     53     73     46     62

                      Calm   W  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...



.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming

mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in

the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.

Snow level near 8000 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near

8000 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6500 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the

evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight.

Snow level near 6000 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming

partly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet. 



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