Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
416 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level low offshore will slowly move east
reaching Western Washington on Saturday. This will produce periods
of showers. A weak upper ridge will give a short-lived drying
trend later Sunday. A series of weather systems will move across
Western Washington Monday through Thursday with lowland rain and
mountain snow.

&&

.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.

&&

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
2 inches. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
3 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Light snow accumulations. Snow
level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      4      3     -2     -1      0
                     SW 35  SE 25  SW 20  NW 25   N 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     19     15     15     17
                      S 25  SW  5   W 15  NW 20   N 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     40     29     35     29     35
                     NE  5  NW  5   W  5  NW  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     37     44     37     43
                      E 10   N  5   S  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then rain
and snow after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.

$$

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