Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
544 SXUS46 KSEW 281343 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 643 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Unsettled weather with a series of frontal systems crossing the region through the beginning of next week. Multiple rounds of showers are expected, with the chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Monday and moderate snow in the Cascades. The pattern will dry out some mid week, with more showers possible Thursday and Saturday. Warmer temperatures will also return second half of this week. && .IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry skiing and mountaineering conditions 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. && ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... .SUNDAY...A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail early in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 4 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the evening. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 8 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet. .MONDAY...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 5 inches. Snow level near 2000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the evening. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 2500 feet. .TUESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sun Sun Mon Mon Tue Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 1 -5 -14 -11 -11 W 45 W 45 W 35 W 20 N 10 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 13 8 5 6 8 W 25 W 30 W 25 W 20 NW 15 Paradise (5420 FT) 33 22 29 23 32 W 15 W 20 W 15 W 10 W 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 41 32 38 31 40 W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 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... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 4500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle