Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
893 SXUS46 KSEW 182316 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 416 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Cool and showery conditions will persist across Mount Rainier National Park Saturday night as an upper level trough is situated over the region. Slight chance of thunderstorms will be possible in the vicinity of the park through the evening. Showers will taper through Sunday. Dry and warmer conditions are expected Monday, before another system moves into the region on Tuesday for a return to wet and unsettled conditions. Wet and unsettled conditions then look to persist mid to late week. && .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely late in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times late in the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to 5 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Freezing level near 5500 feet. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sat Sun Sun Mon Night Night Summit (14411 FT) -2 -1 0 3 NW 25 N 20 N 15 N 20 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 13 16 21 22 NW 20 N 15 N 10 N 10 Paradise (5420 FT) 27 38 28 46 NW 10 W 10 NW 5 NW 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 36 48 36 55 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 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...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7000 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle