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SXUS46 KSEW 052310
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
410 PM PDT FRI JUN 5 2026
SYNOPSIS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE PROGRESSING THROUGH
WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD TOMORROW, LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN
THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITIES AREA-WIDE. PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE
LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THIS
THREAT WILL SUBSIDE IN THE EVENING. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
TAKES HOLD LATE NEXT WEEK AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE
MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT TONIGHT WILL MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO MOVE SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE
TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND
CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW LATE IN THE NIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET DECREASING TO 4500 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS,
SNOW SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS, SNOW LIKELY AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET INCREASING
TO 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
FRI SAT SAT SUN
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 3 -4 0 6
SW 50 W 20 NW 25 W 15
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 16 14 17 24
W 25 W 20 NW 20 W 15
PARADISE (5420 FT) 30 34 30 44
W 10 W 10 W 5 W 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 37 46 36 56
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
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS, SNOW LIKELY AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
6000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS,
SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
TUESDAY 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 6000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 12000 FEET.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 13000 FEET.
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