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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
359 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Breezy and showery conditions are expected across
Mount Rainier National Park through Tuesday. Snow is expected at
Paradise and above through Tuesday. Isolated thunderstorms are
also possible in the park today. A shift in the pattern will bring
dry conditions and steadily warming temperatures to the park late
in the week through the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions through Tuesday across much
of the alpine terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir
snowfield. Blizzard-like conditions with strong winds and near
zero visibility are likely. 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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.MONDAY...Windy. Showers through the day. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
small hail in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3
to 5 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Windy. Showers, snow showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small
hail in the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to
4 inches. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation
near Paradise of 1 to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation near
Paradise 5 to 10 inches. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
3500 feet. Freezing level near 3500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to
7000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -5     -5      1     13     15
                      W 55  NW 45   N 30   N 35   N 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     10      8     11     23     29
                      W 40  NW 40  NW 25   N 25   N 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     31     24     33     25     43
                      W 25  NW 25  NW 20   N 10   N 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     40     33     41     33     52
                      W 10   W 15  NW 15  SE 10   S  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

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