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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
312 AM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers with embedded thunder possible
across Mount Rainier National Park today. Weak high pressure will
move across the region Thursday and Friday with warmer and drier
conditions. Increasing confidence for multiple rounds of rainfall
as a series of frontal systems move across the region this
weekend and into the early portion of next week. Heavy snow will
be possible at Camp Muir and the summit with snow levels remaining
high.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions. 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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.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise
up to 1 inch. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet
increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      0      8     10     16     16
                      W 60  NW 65  NW 60  NW 45   W 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     13     18     22     29     32
                      W 30  NW 30  NW 20  NW 20   W 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     26     44     30     53
                      W 20   W 10  NW  5   N  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     45     35     53     38     63
                      W 10   W  5   W  5   N  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7500 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 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.

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