Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
479 SXUS46 KSEW 022212 RECSEW 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. && .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. && .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. && 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. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle