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SXUS46 KSEW 082318
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
418 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
SYNOPSIS
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LINGER ALONG THE WEST COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY, RESULTING IN PERIODIC SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS.
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARDS ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
HIGHER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL AND BREEZY WINDS.
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 INTO THE
WEEKEND. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN,
INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN
THESE CONDITIONS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
NIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
7500 FEET.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
WED THU THU FRI
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 9 12 13 9
S 50 S 45 S 50 S 40
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 28 28 36 26
S 30 SE 30 SE 35 S 20
PARADISE (5420 FT) 39 49 40 43
N 5 NE 5 N 5 SW 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 45 58 44 52
CALM CALM 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
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
SUNDAY
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
COLUMBUS DAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 5000 FEET.
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