Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
207 SXUS46 KSEW 131056 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 356 AM PDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge moving through the park Thursday. Cool upper level low dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska approaching the area Friday. Weak front spinning out of the low moving through the park later in the day. Cool unsettled weather over the weekend as the low moves right over the area. The low will move south and east Monday. A weak upper level ridge will try to build for the middle of next week. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Thursday through Friday night. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet will make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Saturday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet decreasing to 8500 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening, then cloudy with showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. .SATURDAY...Showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 4500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Thu Thu Fri Fri Sat Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 18 15 12 2 -4 SW 40 SW 55 SW 70 SW 55 W 40 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 35 31 22 18 14 S 15 W 30 W 30 W 30 W 40 Paradise (5420 FT) 55 32 44 31 35 SW 10 W 10 W 15 W 15 W 15 Longmire (2760 FT) 63 39 54 40 44 SW 5 W 5 W 10 W 10 SW 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...Showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and afternoon thunderstorms. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and evening thunderstorms. Snow level near 5500 feet. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet. .TUESDAY 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 7500 feet. .JUNETEENTH...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle