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SXUS46 KSEW 122242
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
342 PM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING. STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE PARK TUESDAY MOVING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. COOL UPPER
LEVEL LOW BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRYING
NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SPLITTING SYSTEM
ARRIVING LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS IN ALPINE REGIONS ON THE MOUNTAIN,
INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD, WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE
SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. 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 WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SUNDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 1 INCH. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET DECREASING TO 3000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SUN MON MON TUE
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 4 5 7 7
NW 10 N 15 W 40 W 70
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 20 20 19 15
NW 25 NW 25 W 40 W 45
PARADISE (5420 FT) 32 34 26 33
W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 15
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 37 42 32 41
W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 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
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SNOW SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 1500
FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2500 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
SUNDAY
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 4500 FEET.
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