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SXUS46 KSEW 051122
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
322 AM PST WED NOV 5 2025
SYNOPSIS
A WARM FRONT IS LIFTING INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING, BRINGING
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW PASSES OFFSHORE.
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON
LATER TODAY BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE EVENING. AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER WILL MOVE IN ON THURSDAY FOR RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS
LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST IN
TIME FOR THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE PATTERN BECOMES UNSETTLED INTO
NEXT WEEK.
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.
WEDNESDAY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN THROUGH
THE DAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5500 FEET.
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO
3 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET INCREASING TO 6500 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
6500 FEET DECREASING TO 4500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
WED WED THU THU FRI
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 7 1 4 0 -1
SW 60 SW 65 W 65 SW 75 W 65
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 23 19 20 17 12
SW 40 SW 45 SW 40 W 45 W 35
PARADISE (5420 FT) 38 33 36 28 31
S 10 SW 15 SW 10 SW 15 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 47 40 45 37 41
SE 10 SW 10 S 5 SW 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
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF 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 6000 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
VETERANS DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
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