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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
258 PM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level ridge will begin to build to the east
of the area today, allowing for warmer and drier conditions to
persist at Mount Rainier National Park today. The next frontal
system will then move across the region on Tuesday, bringing
chances of showers, cooler conditions, and gusty winds to higher
reaches of the mountain. Showers will persist into Wednesday, but
drier and warmer conditions will be possible late in the week as
upper ridging builds offshore.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions tonight
through Tuesday night. 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...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. No
snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then showers,
snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms 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)     13     10      0     -2
                     SW 40  SW 50   W 45   W 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     31     23     14     12
                     SW 20  SW 25   W 30   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     39     42     28     36
                      Calm   W  5   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     46     51     37     45
                      Calm   W  5   W  5   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 rain and snow in
the evening. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 8500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 9500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 9500 feet.

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