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SXUS46 KSEW 271202
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
402 AM PST SAT DEC 27 2025
SYNOPSIS
PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CASCADES BEFORE
TAPERING OFF BY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND, DRYING CONDITIONS OUT BUT ALLOWING FOR COLDER
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AND LIKELY FOG DEVELOPMENT EACH MORNING
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A RETURN TO A MORE TYPICAL PATTERN OF
LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE UPCOMING
WEEK.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE
DIFFICULT MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS NEAR THE SUMMIT, WITH LOCAL
BLIZZARD- LIKE CONDITIONS, STRONG WINDS, AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.
A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN, INCLUDING
USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
SATURDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 500 FEET INCREASING
TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET INCREASING
TO 8500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SAT SAT SUN SUN MON
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 3 6 10 18 18
NW 55 NW 50 NW 35 NW 30 W 35
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 12 14 24 24 28
NW 35 NW 30 NW 25 NW 25 NW 25
PARADISE (5420 FT) 23 15 29 23 34
W 10 SW 5 N 5 NE 5 SE 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 31 22 36 29 41
W 5 CALM CALM E 5 E 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
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY 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 5500 FEET.
NEW YEARS DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3500 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
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