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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
216 AM PST Sun Jan 25 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Upper level ridge offshore weakening tonight. Increasing clouds
Monday with a slight chance of precipitation a weak system moves
through the ridge. Ridge rebuilding Monday night, moving inland
Tuesday. Splitting system arriving Wednesday. More consolidated
systems moving through the park at the end of the 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.
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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.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 4500 feet increasing
to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      2      5      0      5      8
                     NW 25   W 25   W 30   W 20  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     21     16     18     21
                      W 15   W 25   W 30   W 20  SW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     23     36     29     41
                      W  5   W  5  SW  5  SW  5  SE 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     43     25     41     31     46
                     SE  5   Calm   Calm  SE  5   E  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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5000 feet.

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