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SXUS46 KSEW 192329
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
329 PM PST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS
DRIER WEATHER ON FRIDAY WITH TRANSIENT RIDGING ACROSS THE
REGION. THE PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER-LOW DIGS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LOWLAND RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE FAVORED 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING LEVEL
NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
THU FRI FRI SAT
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) -6 -3 -3 0
N 40 W 30 SW 30 SW 50
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 6 10 11 16
NW 20 W 20 SW 20 SW 30
PARADISE (5420 FT) 12 26 18 30
NE 5 SW 5 SE 10 E 20
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 18 32 24 37
CALM S 5 E 5 E 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
SATURDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
SUNDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
THURSDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
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