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SXUS46 KSEW 231018
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
318 AM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY CONDITIONS
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
SOUTHWARD FROM THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL BRING SOME RAIN OR
HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW TO THE NATIONAL PARK LATER SATURDAY INTO
THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
EASTWARD.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT 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
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET INCREASING TO
7000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET INCREASING TO 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
FRI FRI SAT SAT SUN
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 13 15 15 13 10
NW 45 NW 35 W 45 SW 50 SW 45
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 30 29 29 29 27
N 25 W 15 W 20 SW 25 S 25
PARADISE (5420 FT) 39 30 45 36 42
N 5 CALM SW 5 CALM W 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 49 35 55 39 52
SE 5 E 5 SE 5 E 5 SE 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 WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
MONDAY 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 5500 FEET.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5000 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 5000 FEET.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
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