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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
402 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge over the area moving east this
afternoon. Weak upper level trough moving through tonight with a
weak upper level disturbance following Monday. Upper level ridge
building Tuesday and remaining in place through Friday. Upper
level trough reaching the area Saturday.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Monday
night and Tuesday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

&&

.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     17     14     16     17     19
                      W 20   W 30  NW 30  NW 45   N 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     40     30     28     32     33
                     NW 15   W 30  NW 30   N 30   N 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     57     37     45     34     54
                      W  5   W  5   W 10  NW  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     64     45     53     42     63
                      W  5  SW  5   W 10  NW  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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.

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