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SXUS46 KSEW 132051
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
151 PM PDT MON APR 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING
INCREASED WINDS AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST
LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH SNOW CONTINUING
AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY AT THE
SUMMIT. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT BACKCOUNTRY
SKIING AND MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALPINE
TERRAIN OF MT. RAINIER, INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. 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 WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 1 INCH. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET DECREASING TO 3000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF
3 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET DECREASING TO 3000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 TUE TUE WED
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 8 7 -2 -14
W 45 W 75 W 80 W 35
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 21 14 11 4
W 25 W 40 W 40 W 15
PARADISE (5420 FT) 27 32 23 28
W 10 W 15 W 15 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 33 41 29 37
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
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 1500 FEET.
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 WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
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 5000 FEET.
SUNDAY 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 4500 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
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