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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
258 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front moving through today will bring
rain and snow into the mountains, with rain at lower elevations.
Brief dry period late Wednesday into Thursday will be preceded by
another system Friday that returns the chance of more showers for
Friday into the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-
like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are
likely. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in
these conditions.

&&

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Windy. Rain and snow in the evening, then a
chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow accumulation near
Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to
4500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Rain and snow in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow may
be heavy at times in the morning. Snow accumulation near Paradise
of 3 to 8 inches. Total snow accumulation near Paradise 3 to
9 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in
the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      4      0      7      9
                      W 50   N 30   N 25  NW 10

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     18     15     23     26
                      W 35  NW 30   N 15  NW 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     26     36     31     43
                      W 30  SW 20  NW 10   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     45     39     52
                      W  5   W 10   W  5   W  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY...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 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY 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 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4000 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 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4500 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near
8500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 8500 feet.

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