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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
406 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level trough will exit the region Tuesday
and a ridge of high pressure aloft will begin to build into the
area on Wednesday. The upper ridge will strengthen toward the end
of the week as thermally induced low pressure near the surface
expands northward into the area. Dry conditions will prevail along
with the warmest temperatures of the year thus far on Friday and
Saturday. A weak system passing to the north of the area will
bring a minor cooling trend Sunday into Monday.

&&

.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.

&&

.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. Snow level near 3500 feet. Freezing level
near 3500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny.
Freezing level near 4500 feet increasing to 8000 feet in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      0     11     14     19     22
                      N 50   N 60   N 45  NE 40  NE 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     10     23     31     33     34
                     NW 25   N 30   N 20  NE 20  NE 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     34     23     44     32     57
                     NW 20   N 10   W  5   N 20  NE 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     32     53     40     67
                     NW 15   W 10   S  5   N  5   E 10

++ 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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy, 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...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.

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