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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
258 PM PDT Sun May 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Cooler and showery conditions will be possible across
Mount Rainier National Park this afternoon as a frontal system
brushes the region. Upper level ridging will then gradually begin
to build east of the area Monday, allowing for drier conditions
and warmer temperatures at the park. The next frontal system is
will move across the region on Tuesday for another round of
showers, cooler conditions, and gusty winds at higher reaches of
the mountain. 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 Sunday and
again Monday night into Tuesday. 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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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. 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 likely in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     14     14     13     10
                      W 35  SW 35  SW 40  SW 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     29     31     31     23
                      W 25  SW 20  SW 20  SW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     52     39     43
                      W  5  SW  5   Calm   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     61     46     52
                      Calm  SW  5   Calm   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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow
level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then showers,
snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4000 feet increasing to 5000 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 7500 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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