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SXUS46 KSEW 052338
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
338 PM PST WED NOV 5 2025
SYNOPSIS
SNOWY CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE PARK THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS OVERHEAD. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY, WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE
PARK. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS LIKELY 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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION
NEAR PARADISE OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO
3 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET INCREASING TO 6500 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET DECREASING TO 4500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
WED THU THU FRI
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 0 4 1 MM
SW 50 W 50 SW 65 MM MM
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 19 21 17 MM
SW 45 SW 40 SW 45 MM MM
PARADISE (5420 FT) 33 36 28 31
SW 15 W 10 SW 15 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 40 45 36 40
SW 10 W 10 SW 10 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
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET INCREASING TO 6000 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
VETERANS DAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
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