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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
425 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Convergence zone activity with embedded thunderstorms
are likely to persist into the evening hours before dissipating.
Weak high pressure will impact the region from the south for drier
and slightly warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday.
Additional frontal systems and an increase in moisture is likely
to return early next week.

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.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.

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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy until early morning then
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers, snow showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
rain and snow late in the evening. A slight chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to
7000 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      9     11     16     16
                     NW 50  NW 45  NW 30   W 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     19     22     30     33
                     NW 30  NW 20  NW 20   W 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     26     43     30     54
                     NW 10   S  5   N  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     54     38     63
                      W  5   W  5   N  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...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 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6000 feet
increasing to 7500 feet in the afternoon.
.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 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 8500 feet.

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