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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
400 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Active weather persisting this weekend into next week.
A strong low will bring cooler temperatures and snow accumulations
for areas above 2000 feet Sunday night into Monday. Thunder is
possible on Monday. Shower chances will linger through the work
week, with temperatures warming up.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions at 10,000 feet and above, with local blizzard-like
conditions, strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level
of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS,
is recommended for navigation and camping in these situations.

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.SATURDAY...Patchy fog through the day. Showers in the morning.
Rain showers and snow showers likely in the late morning and
early afternoon, then showers late in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. Snow accumulation
near Paradise up to 2 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Heavy snow
accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow may be
heavy at times in the afternoon. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow
level near 2500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      3      5      2     -7    -14
                      W 30   W 35   W 45  SW 40   W 30

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     16     17     13      8      5
                     SW 20   W 30   W 25   W 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     34     28     33     24     30
                      W 10   W 15   W 15   W 15   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     38     42     33     38
                      W  5  NW  5   W 10   W 10   W 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Snow level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers, snow
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow
level near 4500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5000 feet.

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