019
SXUS46 KSEW 261008
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
308 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
SYNOPSIS
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY MOVING OVER THE PARK THURSDAY.
TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE PARK THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPORARY UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE MOVING THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
ARRIVING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
MOVE SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN
ALPINE TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR
NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING
LEVEL NEAR 13500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 13500 FEET.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 8500 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 11500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
WED WED THU THU FRI
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 23 25 20 22 20
S 40 SW 65 SW 60 SW 40 SW 30
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 46 40 36 31 38
S 20 SW 35 SW 30 W 25 W 15
PARADISE (5420 FT) 66 45 56 39 55
W 5 W 5 SW 10 W 5 W 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 77 51 69 47 67
SW 5 CALM 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
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
8500 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 12500 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 13000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 13000 FEET.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 8000 FEET.
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