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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
237 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will bring dry and warm conditions today.
Expect strong winds near the summit. Wetter and cooler weather 
arrives on Saturday. Sunday remains cool with more wet weather 
headed our way on Monday. Another front may reach us midweek. 

&&

.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.

&&

.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level
near 9000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Snow level near
8000 feet in the morning. Freezing level near 7000 feet in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Freezing level near 7000 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  
                            Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     24     21     18     14     15
                     SW 35  SW 60   W 60   W 30  SW 20 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     41     36     25     28     32
                     SW 20  SW 35   W 35   W 15  SW 10 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     62     37     44     30     45
                      W 10   W 15   W 10  NW  5   Calm 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     72     43     51     34     56
                      S  5   N  5   W 10   N  5   Calm 

++ 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...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 6000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 8500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 6000 feet. 

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