Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
506 SXUS46 KSEW 091102 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 402 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge centered offshore nosing into Southern British Columbia Thursday. The ridge will remain in place Friday then begin to weaken Saturday. Low level flow turning offshore Thursday for warmer temperatures in the park. Offshore flow continuing into Friday with the flow turning onshore Saturday. Weak upper level trough moving through later Sunday. A weaker ridge will temporarily rebuild Monday. Another trough will arrive late Tuesday into Wednesday. && .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Thu Thu Fri Fri Sat Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 20 22 23 23 22 NE 30 NE 20 NE 5 NW 10 W 20 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 34 37 36 39 38 E 25 E 20 SE 5 W 10 NW 15 Paradise (5420 FT) 61 45 68 46 64 NE 15 NE 15 E 10 NE 5 W 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 68 51 74 54 74 NE 10 E 5 E 5 NE 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... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 7500 feet. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 7500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 7500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle