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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SXUS46 KSEW 232246
RECSEW

Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
346 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Weak front offshore moving through the park
Wednesday. This will mark the beginning of a cool and wet last
week of April with an upper level trough over the park and a
couple of systems moving through over the weekend and Monday.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Tuesday
night through Wednesday 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 NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow
level near 5000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10      9      9      7
                     SW 45   W 40   W 40  SW 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     20     20     20
                     SW 25   W 35   W 35  SW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     31     39     32     36
                      W 10   W 15   W 10  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     47     38     45
                      W  5   W  5   W  5  SW  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...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Showers. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then rain and snow likely
after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet decreasing to 3500 feet
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 3500 feet.

$$

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