Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
409 SXUS46 KSEW 100937 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 237 AM PDT Mon Jun 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cloudy and cool morning with marine layer stratus, giving way to a mostly clear and warmer evening today. A weak system will move through Mount Rainier National Park early on Tuesday, bringing light snow and drizzle. Mostly zonal flow aloft afterwards with near-normal temperatures. However, cooler and wetter weather looks to return by Friday and through the weekend. && .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. && .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of drizzle and snow showers. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 9000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Mon Mon Tue Tue Wed Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 25 23 18 21 19 W 30 W 40 W 60 W 50 W 35 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 37 38 31 30 32 NW 20 W 25 W 35 NW 30 W 15 Paradise (5420 FT) 57 42 49 32 50 W 5 W 5 W 10 W 10 W 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 65 50 58 40 59 SW 5 Calm W 5 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... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11000 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle