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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.


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.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.

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.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.

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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.

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