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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
514 AM PDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Cooler and unsettled conditions return today and will
persist into Saturday at Mount Rainier National Park as an upper
level trough moves across the region. Upper level ridging then
looks to build into the Interior West early next week, however
troughing over the northeastern Pacific will continue and will
bring additional chances of precipitation across the region at
times.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit on Saturday and Saturday
night 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.

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.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. A chance of showers early in the afternoon, then showers
likely late in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing
to 4500 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 2 inches. Snow level near
4000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 4000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      7      9     12     11     11
                      W 25  NW 20  NW 40  NW 40   W 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     18     20     23     24
                      W 20   W 15   W 25  NW 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     41     28     35     28     43
                      W  5   W 10   W 10   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     37     44     36     52
                     SW  5   W  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5000 feet.

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