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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
239 PM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Widespread precipitation and breezy conditions will
continue to diminish through tonight. A pattern change will result
in high pressure building over the region through late this week,
allowing temperatures to rise to above normal levels. The warmest
temperatures will likely occur Friday and Saturday across western
Washington before falling back towards normal by early next week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet 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.

&&

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers late in the evening.
Partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet increasing to
12500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     24     24     24     23
                      W 90   W 65   W 55   W 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     29     34     38     39
                      W 50   W 25   W 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     51     39     60
                      W 20  SW  5   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     59     44     68
                      W 10  SW  5   N  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 clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 9500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.

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