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SXUS46 KSEW 211159
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MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
459 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL PRODUCE DRY CONDITIONS IN THE NATIONAL
PARK TODAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. A DEEP UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING A STRONGER FRONTAL
SYSTEM INTO THE REGION AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. A TROUGH WILL
THEN SETTLE OVER THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND THE PROSPECT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NATIONAL
PARK.
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.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 12000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR
11500 FEET IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY 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 6500 FEET.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
TUE TUE WED WED THU
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 16 18 13 14 16
W 30 W 35 SW 70 W 60 W 60
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 35 37 29 26 28
W 15 SW 20 SW 35 W 35 W 30
PARADISE (5420 FT) 50 42 49 36 43
CALM NW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 59 47 58 42 53
CALM E 5 SE 5 SW 5 S 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 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
FRIDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SATURDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
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