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SXUS46 KSEW 140937
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
237 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS
COOL, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. EXPECT STRONG WINDS NEAR
CAMP MUIR AND THE SUMMIT. DRIER WEATHER IS IN STORE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE. WETTER WEATHER RETURNS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
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 WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
TUESDAY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 4 TO 9 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 10 TO 17 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET DECREASING TO 2500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
1500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS.
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.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
TUE TUE WED WED THU
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 7 -2 -15 -16 -9
W 60 W 65 W 30 NW 20 N 30
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 14 12 4 3 9
SW 40 W 40 W 20 NW 20 NW 20
PARADISE (5420 FT) 31 21 28 20 32
W 15 W 15 W 15 W 10 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 40 28 37 26 41
W 5 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
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 3000 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
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 6000 FEET.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
MONDAY
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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