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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

254 AM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025



.SYNOPSIS...Mild conditions through midweek as an upper low moves

east into British Columbia. Expect strong winds near the summit

today. High pressure will build over the Pacific Northwest this 

weekend for warm and 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. 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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.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu  

                            Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     22     20     19     26     27

                     SW 40  SW 35   W 20   W 15  SW 15 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     37     36     37     42     43

                     SW 15   W 15   W 15   W  5   S  5 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     58     44     58     45     66

                     SW  5   W  5   W  5   N  5   E  5 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     68     50     68     50     76

                     SW  5   Calm   W  5   Calm  SE  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...



.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 

.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 



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