SXUS46 KSEW 221047 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 347 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Weak upper level low off the Central Oregon coast Saturday morning will continue to weaken and move northeast. The low will be off the Washington coast Saturday night and move inland as an upper level trough Sunday morning. Upper level ridge building in behind trough later Sunday will move east Monday. The park will be on the backside of the ridge Tuesday. Another upper level trough arriving Wednesday or Thursday hanging around into Friday. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Saturday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 11500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 9500 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Snow level near 9500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sat Sat Sun Sun Mon Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 21 17 22 25 26 S 50 SW 35 NW 25 W 15 SW 20 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 46 35 37 43 44 S 20 W 25 NW 20 NW 5 S 10 Paradise (5420 FT) 60 43 57 48 72 SW 10 W 10 W 5 NW 5 E 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 72 49 69 51 83 SW 5 W 5 W 5 Calm 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... .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 8000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle