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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
455 AM PDT Mon May 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level ridge will begin to build to the east
of the area today, allowing for warmer and drier conditions to
persist at Mount Rainier National Park. The next frontal system
will then move across the region on Tuesday, bringing chances of
showers, cooler conditions, and gusty winds to higher reaches of
the mountain. Showers will persist into Wednesday, but drier and
warmer conditions will be possible late in the week as upper
ridging builds offshore.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions tonight
trough Tuesday night. 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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.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 6000 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     15     13     10      1     -4
                     SW 35  SW 40  SW 45   W 45   W 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     30     31     24     15     12
                     SW 15  SW 20  SW 20   W 30   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     52     39     43     30     36
                      W  5   W  5   W 10   W 15   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     61     47     51     38     46
                     SW  5   Calm   W  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 8000 feet.

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