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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
312 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Dry and mostly clear conditions through tonight. A
wetter storm system will move into western Washington on Friday,
and cool and unsettled conditions will prevail through the
weekend and early next week. Strong winds possible near Camp Muir
and the summit.

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

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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level
near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. No snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow
level near 5500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      2      9     11      9
                      E 15   S 25   S 40   S 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     19     21     25     23
                      E 10   S 20   S 35   E 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     29     46     32     35
                      N  5   E 10   E  5   N 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     37     56     41     43
                     NE  5  SE 10   E 10  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Snow level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow. Snow level
near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet in the afternoon.

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