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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

311 PM PDT Fri Oct 24 2025



.SYNOPSIS...A weather system will slowly move through Western

Washington Friday night before a second system follows on 

Saturday. The Saturday system looks to bring snowfall to the

mountain before tapering to showers late Sunday. Possible break 

in the action Monday before the active pattern continues Tuesday 

into the middle part of next week.



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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather through Sunday 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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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM

PDT SUNDAY...



.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy

with a chance of rain and snow in the late evening and early

morning. Partly cloudy late in the night. Snow accumulation near

Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing to

4500 feet after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise of

2 to 6 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at

times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 9 to 15 inches. Snow

level near 4000 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Heavy snow

accumulations. Snow level near 3500 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)      0      0     -8     -8

                     SW 45  SW 55   W 50   W 30 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     19     17     11     11

                     SW 25  SW 40   W 45   W 20 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     32     33     29     29

                      W 10  SE 15  SW 20  SW 10 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     40     42     37     38

                      S  5  SE 10  SW 10  SW  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...



.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet. 

.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet. 

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

evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after

midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the

morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the

afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain

and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet. 

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

morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the

afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow level

near 5000 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.

Snow level near 4500 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow

level near 5000 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in

the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after

midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7500 feet. 



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