Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
682 SXUS46 KSEW 251050 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 350 AM PDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Upper level trough moving through the park Saturday followed by a weak front for Sunday. Upper level trough offshore with upper level ridge well to the east Memorial Day. System spinning out of the trough moving through Tuesday with the trough moving over the area Wednesday into Thursday. Upper level ridge building into British Columbia Thursday night into Friday. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Saturday through Monday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with numerous showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 2 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 5000 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 7000 feet. .MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sat Sat Sun Sun Mon Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 12 11 10 15 15 NW 50 NW 45 W 50 W 45 SW 45 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 21 24 24 28 30 NW 35 NW 35 W 35 W 30 SW 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 34 30 40 33 53 W 20 NW 15 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 44 39 49 41 62 NW 5 W 5 SW 5 Calm SW 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 cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then cloudy with rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 4500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle