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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

322 PM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

Calmer weather is in store for Monday as a brief period of high

pressure returns. The next system will arrive on Tuesday, bringing

strong winds to the area of the park, particularly at elevation.

High elevation mountain snow is also expected with low elevation

rain. Conditions calm again late in the week into next weekend for

warmer temperatures as well. 



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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry 

skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine 

terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-

like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are 

likely. 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 cloudy until early morning then becoming

partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7000 feet. 

.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after

midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Light snow accumulations. Snow level

near 4500 feet increasing to 6500 feet in the afternoon. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)      8     10     14     13

                      W 35   W 35   W 55  SW 70 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     25     25     24     28

                      W 20   W 20  SW 30  SW 55 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     29     43     31     37

                      W  5   W  5   W  5  SW 15 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     31     50     36     45

                      Calm   Calm   Calm   S 10 



++ 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...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow

likely after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to

4000 feet after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then snow

showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Snow level near 2500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then

mostly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight. Snow level

near 2000 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning, then a

chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near

1500 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 4000 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet. 

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and

snow. Snow level near 5500 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow

level near 4500 feet. 



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