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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
415 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Heavy mountain snow expected to continue today. Conditions
expected to remain unsettled this weekend and into next week as an
upper level ridge builds over the region, bringing milder
temperatures.

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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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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Areas of fog and freezing fog in the
afternoon. Precipitation may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation
near Paradise of 16 to 26 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Widespread dense freezing fog and patchy dense
fog in the evening. Rain and snow in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow may be
heavy at times in the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of
2 to 4 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to 2000 feet
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Snow in the morning, then snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Total
snow accumulation near Paradise 18 to 31 inches.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Freezing level near 1000 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the afternoon.
Snow level near 3000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      9      5    -10      6     11
                      W 80   W 80  NW 65  NW 75  NW 60

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     14      1     11     20
                      W 55   W 40   W 35  NW 35  NW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     32     15     24     17     32
                      W 10   W 10   W 15   W  5   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     37     24     32     22     39
                      W  5   W  5   W 10  NW  5  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet increasing to
6500 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow
likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet.

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