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SXUS46 KSEW 041134
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
334 AM PST TUE NOV 4 2025
SYNOPSIS
WEAK SYSTEM OVER THE PARK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MOVING OFF TO THE
EAST. WARM FRONT MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH WILL SPREAD RAIN AND
SNOW OVER THE PARK TUESDAY NIGHT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE PARK WEDNESDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN
AND SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO FRIDAY. POSSIBLE BREAK
SATURDAY BEFORE A SPLITTING SYSTEM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT BACKCOUNTRY
SKIING AND MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALPINE
TERRAIN OF MT. RAINIER, INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. 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.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500
FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS,
SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 5500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
TUE TUE WED WED THU
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 12 16 5 0 3
SW 30 SW 55 SW 65 SW 60 W 60
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 24 28 23 18 19
SW 20 S 50 SW 55 SW 60 SW 55
PARADISE (5420 FT) 38 34 38 33 37
W 5 E 15 S 10 SW 15 SW 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 48 42 47 40 45
E 5 E 10 SE 10 SW 10 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
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET INCREASING TO 5500 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
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