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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
229 PM PDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will build into western Washington
through Thursday morning, allowing for drying and warming at the
Park. A front will bring in rain and breezy winds Thursday 
afternoon, with troughing maintaining showers through Saturday. 
Upper level ridging will build into the Pacific Northwest by the 
end of the weekend, causing temperatures to rebound with dry 
conditions into 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. 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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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
7000 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of showers after midnight. Snow accumulation near
Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing to
3500 feet after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
3000 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri  
                     Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     10     10      5      1
                     SW 45  SW 60  SW 55  SW 30 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     27     25     16     18
                     SW 25  SW 35   W 35   W 15 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     47     26     35
                     NW  5   W 15   W 10   W 10 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     41     57     33     43
                     NE  5  SE  5   W  5   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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 3000 feet decreasing to 2000 feet after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon.
Snow level near 2000 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
2500 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 4500 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 7000 feet. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 4000 feet. 

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