Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
915 SXUS46 KSEW 182312 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 412 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure holds over the region through Thursday with morning clouds but afternoon sunshine. Expect a return to a wetter pattern Friday and again late in the weekend as the next disturbance crosses the region, though considerable uncertainty remains in the pattern by early next week. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Thursday night and Friday 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. && .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Wed Thu Thu Fri Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 26 27 27 25 N 15 NW 30 NW 50 NW 45 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 40 40 36 35 NW 10 NW 20 NW 35 NW 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 42 53 38 48 Calm SW 5 W 5 W 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 46 60 44 55 Calm SW 5 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... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 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 10000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 10000 feet. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the morning. Snow level near 11000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 16000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 11000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 9500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle