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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SXUS46 KSEW 262323
RECSEW

Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
423 PM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A series of frontal systems will impact the region
into early next week. A trend toward somewhat drier conditions
and temperatures closer to normal is expected for the later half
of next week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain, including
the Muir snowfield, 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.

&&

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening.
Showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and
early morning. Rain showers and snow showers likely late in the
night. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level
near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation near
Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Patchy fog in the evening. Showers.
Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 3 inches. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Showers. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near
4000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      4      3      5      0
                     SW 10   W 40   W 45   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     18     16     16     12
                     SW 10  SW 25   W 30   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     34     29     34
                      W 10   W 15   W 20  SW 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     40     42     38     42
                     NW  5  NW  5  NW  5  SW 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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers after
midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet decreasing to 3000 feet after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
near 2500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers, snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5000 feet.

$$

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