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SXUS46 KSEW 042210
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
210 PM PST TUE NOV 4 2025
SYNOPSIS
WARM FRONTAL PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE AREA LATE TONIGHT,
WITH SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PARK. PARADISE IS NO
EXPECTED TO SEE MUCH IF ANY SNOW OVERNIGHT, BUT WILL LIKELY BEGIN
TO SEE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS BEGINNING TOMORROW EVENING AND
AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS WILL BE AT CAMP MUIR
TOWARD THE SUMMIT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND AGAIN AT MULTIPLE POINTS
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AS MORE WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA.
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.
TUESDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 4 INCHES.
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 WED WED THU
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 16 6 0 4
SW 50 SW 45 SW 50 W 50
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 29 23 19 20
S 40 SW 45 SW 45 SW 40
PARADISE (5420 FT) 34 38 33 35
E 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 41 47 40 45
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
DECREASING TO 5000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS, SNOW
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 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 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 WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
SUNDAY
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 8500 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 8000 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
VETERANS DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
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