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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
226 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
The weather pattern remains fairly steady with high pressure
situated offshore through the week with morning clouds and
afternoon sun. Temperatures will rise a bit each day through 
the end of the week before beginning to cool off this weekend 
into early next week. 

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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy until early morning then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level
near 7000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed  
                     Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)      8     13     15     17
                     NW 25  NW 30  NW 20   N 25 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     25     29     30
                     NW 20  NW 20  NW 15  NE  5 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     33     46     37     53
                     NW  5  SW  5  NW  5   W  5 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     37     57     40     64
                     NE  5  SW  5   Calm   Calm 

++ 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 10500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6500 feet. 
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5500 feet. 

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