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SXUS46 KSEW 271103
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
303 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA SHIFTING EAST THIS MORNING.
SPLITTING WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL REACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL TRY TO BUILD
SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEKEND.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT BACKCOUNTRY
SKIING AND MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALPINE
TERRAIN OF MT. RAINIER, INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD WEDNESDAY
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. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF
3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 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) 8 0 0 4 5
SW 35 SW 40 W 40 SW 40 W 40
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 24 17 15 18 22
SW 25 SW 25 W 40 SW 40 W 40
PARADISE (5420 FT) 40 29 31 30 35
NW 10 W 10 SW 5 S 10 S 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 45 33 37 35 41
NE 10 NE 5 SW 5 S 5 S 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
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 6000 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 6000 FEET.
SATURDAY 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 6000 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 5500 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET.
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