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SXUS46 KSEW 201037
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
237 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS
DRIER WEATHER AT MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TODAY WITH TRANSIENT
RIDGING ACROSS THE REGION. THE PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY AGAIN OVER
THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER-LOW DIGS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LOWLAND RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE PARK THROUGHOUT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING LEVEL
NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 2000 FEET INCREASING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
SUNDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
FRI FRI SAT SAT SUN
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) -3 -4 -1 1 1
W 20 SW 25 SW 35 S 30 SW 60
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 11 11 16 18 18
W 15 SW 15 S 20 S 25 SW 40
PARADISE (5420 FT) 26 19 31 27 35
W 5 N 10 E 15 E 25 SE 15
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 33 24 37 32 41
CALM E 5 E 10 E 10 SE 10
++ 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
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
TUESDAY 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 2500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 2500 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3000 FEET.
THURSDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
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