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SXUS46 KSEW 122209
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MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
309 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
THROUGH FRIDAY. TROUGHING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND FOR
LINGERING SHOWERS AT THE PARK. A WARMER AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER
THE REGION AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, WHICH WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF WET CONDITIONS, BUT AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT WARMER WITH
HIGHER SNOW LEVELS.
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 THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND
EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED
FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 16 TO 26 INCHES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 17 TO 26 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET DECREASING TO 2500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
THU FRI FRI SAT
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 9 9 3 -7
W 90 W 80 W 80 NW 70
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 20 19 13 2
W 65 W 50 W 40 NW 35
PARADISE (5420 FT) 26 31 17 25
W 10 W 10 W 10 W 15
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 31 37 24 33
W 5 W 5 W 5 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
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET INCREASING TO
6500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
TUESDAY
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 7000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
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