Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
300 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will begin to build over the region
and last throughout the weekend, bringing with it a warming
and drying trend. Upper-level troughing returns on Monday with
showers and cooler temps. This will only be a brief interlude as
upper level ridging is expected to return for much of next week.

&&

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     13     12     14     15
                     SW 25  SW 25  SW 10  NW 15

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     29     29     33     31
                     SW 10  SW 10   W  5   W 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     54     35     48
                      N  5   W  5  NW  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     41     61     41     56
                     NE  5  SW  5  NW  5  NW  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near
5500 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow after
midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near
2000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
after midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near
3000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.

$$

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