Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
530 SXUS46 KSEW 232216 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 316 PM PDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Brief high pressure will pass through the region today, leading to some cloud breaks for the afternoon, and warmer temperatures. A disturbance will pass through the region Friday into Saturday, brining cooler temperatures and the return chance of showers. Sunday looks to dry out some before additional disturbance pass through next week. && .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. 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. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Thu Fri Fri Sat Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 10 8 10 3 W 15 W 20 W 25 NW 25 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 26 23 17 14 W 15 W 20 W 25 NW 30 Paradise (5420 FT) 30 39 29 35 W 5 SW 5 W 10 W 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 39 48 38 44 Calm SW 5 W 5 W 10 ++ 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. 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 7000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 5000 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 4500 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle