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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
225 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Surface high pressure plus dry northwesterly flow aloft giving
the park a sunny day Monday. The flow aloft will turn more
westerly Monday night with some high clouds moving over the park.
Next system arriving Wednesday with the front moving through
later in the day. Cool upper level low following Thursday. Weak
high pressure building Thursday night will remain over the park
into the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Tuesday
night 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...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 1000 feet increasing
to 4000 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 4500 feet decreasing to 3500 feet
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 3500 feet increasing
to 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet
increasing to 4000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -3      0      0      2      0
                      W 35   W 35   W 35  SW 50  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     10     16     14     14     16
                     NW 10  SW 10  SW 10  SW 25  SW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     22     40     27     34
                     SW  5  NE 10   S  5  SW  5   S 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     43     27     49     33     41
                      W  5   E  5  SE  5   S  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...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow showers after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the
evening. Snow level near 3500 feet decreasing to 2500 feet after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
Snow level near 3000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 4500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.

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