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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
243 PM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A weather system will move across Western Washington
Friday through Saturday. This will result in increased clouds at
times over Mount Rainier National Park, as well as stronger 
winds, especially at the summit. Temperatures will slowly warm
early next week with continued dry conditions. 

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions through
Saturday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping 
in these conditions.

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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny.
Freezing level near 12000 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat  
                     Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     27     25     23     19
                     SW 45  SW 50  SW 60  SW 65 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     40     39     37     34
                      W 20  SW 20  SW 25  SW 25 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     45     60     45     56
                      W  5   W 10   W  5  SW 10 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     72     49     69
                      Calm  SW  5   W  5  SW  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 

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