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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

323 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

An atmospheric river remains situated over Western

Washington with continued rainfall and warmer temperatures. A

cold front will progress through the area on Friday. Zonal flow

aloft over the weekend with a weak system moving by to the 

north on Sunday. Another system arrives on Tuesday with 

precipitation through Wednesday.



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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry 

skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine 

terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-

like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are 

likely. 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...Rain and snow until early morning, then rain

and snow likely late in the night. No snow accumulation near

Paradise. Snow level near 9500 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow

level near 8500 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then

mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow

accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near

6000 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level

near 2000 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     17     13      9      2

                      W 80  SW 105 SW 75   W 60 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     30     28     21     12

                      W 55   W 60   W 40   W 40 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     42     25     33

                      W 10   W 10   W 10   W 10 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     45     49     31     40

                     NW  5   W  5   W  5   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...



.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the

evening. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning,

then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near

3000 feet in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning,

then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow

level near 3000 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow

in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.

Snow level near 5000 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and

snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet

decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3000 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the

evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight.

Snow level near 2000 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. 



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