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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
311 PM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper level trough will move into the region on Wednesday
bringing cooler temperatures. There is a risk of afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday mainly north of
the National Park. A trough over the region will keep a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the forecast both Thursday and Friday.
An upper level ridge begins to rebuild into the region toward the
weekend, but temperatures will remain near or only slightly above
normal for mid August.

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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers, snow showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near
10000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     24     20     21     21
                      W 20  SW 20   W 10  SW  5

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     43     39     39     37
                      W 10   S  5  SE  5  SE  5

Paradise  (5420 FT)     45     57     46     61
                     NW  5   W  5   N  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     69     50     73
                      W  5   W  5   Calm  NW  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers, snow and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near 10000
feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Snow level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 10000 feet.

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