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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
356 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge over the park Saturday will weaken
Saturday night and Sunday. Upper level trough moving through
Sunday night with a weak upper level disturbance Monday. Another
upper level ridge moves through the park Tuesday. Possible
unsettled weather Wednesday into Friday.

&&

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

&&

.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     23     21     17     14     16
                      W 15   W 15  SW 20   W 30  NW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     44     39     36     29     29
                     NW 10  NW 15  NW 15   W 30  NW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     65     43     58     37     45
                     NW  5   N  5   W  5   N 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     74     49     65     46     54
                     NW 10  NW  5   W 10  SW  5   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...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 5500 feet.

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