Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
616 SXUS46 KSEW 181100 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 400 AM PDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...An upper level trough will produce cool and occasionally showery conditions across Western Washington into Sunday. The trough will move east of the region by Sunday afternoon and a weak upper level ridge will give drier and somewhat warmer conditions on Monday. Another trough will arrive on Tuesday for a return to cool and unsettled conditions for much 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. && .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then a chance of showers early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Patchy fog late in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to 5 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5500 feet. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sat Sat Sun Sun Mon Night Night Summit (14411 FT) -1 -2 -1 0 3 W 45 N 25 N 15 N 15 N 20 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 13 13 17 22 23 W 25 NW 25 N 15 N 10 N 10 Paradise (5420 FT) 37 26 38 28 47 W 10 W 10 W 10 NW 5 NW 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 45 36 48 36 57 W 10 W 5 W 5 NW 5 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... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 4500 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 chance of showers. Snow level near 5500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle