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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
406 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak upper level ridge will produce warmer and
drier conditions on Monday. 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.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather Tuesday and Wednesday will create
difficult backcountry skiing and mountaineering conditions across
much of the alpine terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir
snowfield. Blizzard- like conditions with strong winds and near
zero visibility are likely. A high level of skill and experience
in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for
navigation and camping in these conditions.

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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing
to 7000 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
1 inch. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      2      9     11      3      3
                      N 25  NW 35   W 50  NW 40   N 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     25     24     18     17
                      N 15  NW 25   W 35   W 35  NW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     44     32     37     29     36
                     SW  5   W  5  SW  5   W 15   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     53     39     45     37     45
                      W  5   W  5  SW  5   W 10   W  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.

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