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SXUS46 KSEW 280012
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
512 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2025
SYNOPSIS
CLOUDY, COOLER, AND WETTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A
WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A RETURN TO DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID-WEEK WITH PRECIPITATION
CHANCES RETURNING LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SUMMIT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
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.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SUN MON MON TUE
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 13 17 14 11
N 30 NW 25 W 35 NW 40
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 28 30 26 25
N 25 NW 25 W 30 NW 30
PARADISE (5420 FT) 32 44 35 41
W 10 W 10 W 10 W 10
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 37 52 41 50
W 5 SW 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
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 12000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
8000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET DECREASING TO 6000 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4000 FEET.
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