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SXUS46 KSEW 272234
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PST SAT DEC 27 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY, 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
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
MOVE SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A HIGH
LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF
GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. FREEZING LEVEL
NEAR 500 FEET INCREASING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET INCREASING
TO 8500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SAT SUN SUN MON
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 5 10 18 19
NW 50 NW 30 NW 30 W 30
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 14 23 23 27
NW 30 NW 25 NW 20 NW 25
PARADISE (5420 FT) 15 30 25 36
W 5 CALM NE 5 E 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 21 37 31 44
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 8500 FEET.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 10500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT 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
4000 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
SATURDAY
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
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