Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
299 SXUS46 KSEW 202144 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 244 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weak upper level ridge will produce warmer and drier conditions today. Another trough will drop south into Western Washington from British Columbia on Tuesday and Wednesday for a return to cooler and unsettled weather. A brief dry break is possible on Thursday, before cool and unsettled conditions return Friday and persist into the start of the weekend. && .IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering conditions near the summit, with local blizzard-like conditions, strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy until early morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy, showers. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Mon Tue Tue Wed Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 8 11 4 1 NW 35 W 40 W 35 N 30 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 25 24 19 15 NW 25 W 30 W 30 NW 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 31 37 27 36 N 5 W 15 W 20 W 15 Longmire (2760 FT) 38 45 37 45 SE 5 NW 5 NW 10 W 10 ++ 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...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet. .FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet. .SUNDAY...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 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle