SXUS46 KSEW 232138
RECSEW

Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
238 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper level trough will continue to move east of Western 
Washington today. Drier and warmer weather Monday and Tuesday as
an upper level ridge builds over the Pacific Northwest. Smoke from
nearby wildfires will move into Mount Rainier National Park 
Monday and Tuesday, with improvement in conditions expected on
Wednesday. An upper level low will approach the area around 
midweek, bringing increasing onshore flow and cooler temperatures 
to Western Washington for the second half of the week.

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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke through the day. Freezing level
near 14000 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Freezing level near
14000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. Freezing level
near 13500 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue  
                     Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     25     25     24     23
                      W 15  SW 10  SW 20   S 25 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     42     44     46     46
                     NW 10   S  5  SW 10  SE 15 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     47     72     57     74
                      N  5   E  5  NE  5  SE  5 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     85     57     86
                      Calm   E  5   E  5   S  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 clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 7500 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 

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