SXUS46 KSEW 272004

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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

104 PM PDT Mon Oct 27 2025



.SYNOPSIS...

Mountain snow showers will diminish through this afternoon and

evening. A weather system will brush the area Tuesday and Tuesday

night leading to strong winds, especially at high elevations along

with showery precipitation into Wednesday. Quiet conditions are

expected Thursday before another system brings heavy precipitation

and windy conditions back to the area Friday into the weekend.



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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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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the

evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. No snow accumulation

near Paradise. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level

near 4500 feet increasing to 9000 feet in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain

and snow after midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow

level near 8000 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the

morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow

in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     10     17     11     17

                      W 35   W 45  SW 65   W 50 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     29     25     26

                      W 10  SW 25  SW 40  NW 30 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     23     39     31     35

                     NE  5  NE 10  SW 15   W 10 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     30     47     37     45

                      E  5   E 10  SE 10   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...



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet. 

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

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

level near 6000 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow

in the afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet. 

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and

snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. 

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

level near 4500 feet. 

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

Snow level near 5000 feet. 

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

level near 5500 feet. 



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