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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
410 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Cool upper level trough over the park Tuesday will
move east Tuesday night. High amplitude upper level ridge
building offshore extending into Northern British Columbia Tuesday
night and Wednesday. Weak upper level trough swinging down the
backside of the ridge moving through Thursday. Upper level ridge
building over Western Washington Friday will move east Saturday as
a weakening front moves through the area. Another ridge will
build into the Pacific Northwest Sunday into the first part of
next week.

&&

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

&&

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Snow level
near 2000 feet. Freezing level near 3000 feet in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
2000 feet. Freezing level near 2500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 3500 feet
increasing to 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to
6000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -2     -8     -8     -5      1
                      W 65  NW 40   N 20  NW 20   N 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     12      7      9     12     12
                      W 30  NW 20  NE 10  NE  5  NE 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     20     38     25     42
                      W 10  NW 10   N  5  NE 10   E 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     27     47     33     51
                     NW 10  NE  5   N  5  NE  5   E  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near
4500 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.

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