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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

235 AM PDT Wed May 6 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will keep conditions dry at Mount Rainier National 

Park through Thursday. A weak frontal system will cross the region

on Friday, bringing strong winds to higher reaches of the mountain.

Warmer conditions will return to the park this weekend and persist

into early next week as another ridge of high pressure builds 

into the area.



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.IMPACTS...Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain, 

including the Muir snowfield, will make it difficult to move 

safely and could produce local whiteout conditions on Friday. 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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.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near

11500 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet decreasing

to 8000 feet in the afternoon. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri  

                            Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     20     21     23     22     16

                      W 35  NW 35  NW 20   W 25   W 40 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     33     35     36     27

                     NW 25  NW 25  NW 10   W 20   W 30 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     57     37     53     39     48

                      W 10   W 10  SW 10   W  5   W 15 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     67     40     63     41     59

                     SW  5   W  5   W  5   Calm   W  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...



.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 

.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 



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