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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
226 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Warm conditions will continue today before a cool-down on
Tuesday. Dry conditions will prevail through the week, with a
gradual warming trend peaking on Friday. Chances for light
lowland rain and mountain snow increase into the weekend.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit through Tuesday 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.

&&

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     13     12     13     13
                      W 50  NW 55  NW 35  NW 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     28     27     27     26
                      W 40   W 40  NW 20   W 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     40     28     47
                      W 10   W 15  NW  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     33     49     33     56
                      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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 3500 feet.

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