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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
251 PM PDT Sun May 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level trough will continue to move east out
of the region Sunday night. Upper level ridging will then nudge
into the region for warmer and drier conditions at Mount Rainier
National Park on Monday. Another trough will drop south into western
Washington Tuesday into Wednesday for a return to wetter, breezier,
and cooler weather. A few showers may persist across the park on
Thursday, but expect an overall drying trend through the day.
Wetter and cooler conditions return Friday and persist into the
start of next weekend.

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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms and showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening.
Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing
to 7000 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      0      3      9     10
                      N 20   N 20  NW 30  NW 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     22     24     24
                      N 15   N 15  NW 25   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     27     45     32     37
                      N  5  SW  5   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     54     40     45
                      E  5   W  5   W  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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to
5500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5000 feet.

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