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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
203 PM PDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...After a warm day today, onshore flow will increase
over the weekend allowing for slight cooling Saturday and much
more cooling on Sunday. Showers will also return by Sunday. While
temperatures will rebound slightly early next week, temperatures
will remain mild with occasional chances for precipitation.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds and a slight chance of snow near the
summit Saturday night into Sunday 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.

&&

.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet decreasing
to 9000 feet in the afternoon.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     19     23     24     24     24
                      W 15   W 20  SW 30  SW 50   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     40     41     38     33
                     SW  5   W 15  SW 15   W 30   W 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     65     49     64     40     49
                      W 10  NW  5   W  5   W 15   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     75     56     72     49     57
                      W  5  NW  5  SW  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.

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