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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
343 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper-level troughing through much of the upcoming
weekend. With it, cooler and showery conditions are in store.
Brief ridging is expected to start the upcoming week before
troughing rebounds through the middle of next week.

&&

.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...Windy. Sunny until late afternoon then becoming
partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow late in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7500 feet. Freezing level near 11500 feet in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Very windy. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow
likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
rain and snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Very windy. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain
and snow. Snow level near 3000 feet increasing to 4500 feet in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet in the evening.
Freezing level near 4500 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3500 feet. Freezing level near
4500 feet in the morning.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     19      8      3      7      1
                      W 70   W 80  NW 70  NW 45   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     31     19     17     20     15
                      W 40   W 45  NW 35  NW 25   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     47     26     39     28     39
                      W 25   W 40   W 35   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     54     36     47     36     47
                      W 10   W 15   W 10   W  5   W  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...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 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet.

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