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SXUS46 KSEW 282302
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
402 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TODAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS AND AN
OTHERWISE PLEASANT DAY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW FOR RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
POTENTIAL CONVERGENCE ZONE. DRY WEATHER RETURNS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY BEFORE A STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES LINGER
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT MOUNTAINEERING
CONDITIONS NEAR THE SUMMIT, WITH LOCAL BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS,
STRONG WINDS, AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND
EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED
FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.NS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
LATE IN THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET DECREASING TO
3000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE UP TO 3 INCHES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE 1 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2000 FEET IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 1000 FEET INCREASING TO
3500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SAT SUN SUN MON
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 6 2 -3 -5
W 65 W 65 W 60 NW 40
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 16 12 5 8
W 30 W 30 W 30 NW 20
PARADISE (5420 FT) 26 31 15 33
W 5 W 10 W 15 NW 5
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 31 40 22 41
W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 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
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET
DECREASING TO 2000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 2500 FEET.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
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