Recreational Report
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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
243 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system will track inland today,
ushering in widespread shower and isolated thunderstorm activity
through the evening. Troughing will maintain unsettled conditions
through the remainder of the weekend and into next week as cooler
temperatures and chances for light showers persist across the
park.

&&

.SATURDAY...Breezy. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog
late in the morning. Showers in the morning, then showers, snow
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
morning. Rain showers, snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 5 to 9 inches. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers after midnight. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Little or no
snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -5     -2     -3      0      5
                      W 35   W 30  NW 10   N 15   N 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     13     15     15     17     24
                      W 30   W 25  NW 10   N 15   N 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     34     27     38     32     41
                      W 20  NW 15   W 10   N  5  NW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     44     37     47     39     50
                      W 10   W  5   W  5  NW  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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

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