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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
345 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Upper level ridge offshore weakening Wednesday night. Weak
system moving through ridge Thursday going by mostly off the
coast. Ridge temporally rebuilds Friday before another system
tries to reach the area over the weekend into the first part of
next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult
to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Tuesday
and Wednesday. 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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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     16     13     12     12
                     NW 30  NW 40  NW 30  NW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     38     34     30     30
                     NW 25   W 15   W 10  NW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     53     33     47
                     NW  5  NE  5  NE 10   S  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     53     34     48
                     NE  5   E  5   E  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny.  Freezing level near 4000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY...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 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4500 feet.

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