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SXUS46 KSEW 130948
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
248 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
ONSHORE FLOW TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS. COOL, WET
AND WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW
POSSIBLE AND STRONG WINDS NEAR CAMP MUIR AND THE SUMMIT. DRIER
WEATHER IS IN STORE THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH PRESSURE.
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.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
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 ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 1500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
MON MON TUE TUE WED
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 4 7 7 -2 -16
NW 10 W 30 W 55 W 60 W 30
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 19 20 14 11 3
NW 15 W 25 SW 40 W 40 W 25
PARADISE (5420 FT) 35 26 32 23 29
W 10 W 10 SW 15 SW 15 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 43 33 41 29 38
W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 10 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
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 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 4000 FEET.
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