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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
211 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Breezy and showery conditions are expected across
Mount Rainier National Park through Tuesday. Snow is expected at
Paradise and above through Tuesday. Isolated thunderstorms are
also possible in the park today into the evening. A shift in the
pattern will bring dry conditions and steadily warming
temperatures to the park late in the week through the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions through Tuesday 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 NIGHT...Windy. Showers in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Snow may be
heavy at times in the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of
2 to 5 inches. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet. Freezing level near 3500 feet after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 4500 feet increasing to
8000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -6      0     13     15
                     NW 45   N 30   N 45   N 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)      8     10     23     31
                     NW 30  NW 25   N 25   N 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     24     34     24     44
                      W 25   W 15   W  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     34     42     32     53
                      W 15   W 10   W 10  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7000 feet.

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