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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
101 PM PDT Tue May 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Showers will continue to spread inland today and
Wednesday as a series of frontal systems move across the state. A
shortwave ridge and surface high to the south will bring warmer
and drier conditions to the park through Friday. A series of
systems will cross the Pacific Northwest over the weekend and into
early next week, bringing more, heavier rounds of wet weather and
breezy high elevation winds.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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.

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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers after midnight. No snow accumulation
near Paradise. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow
level near 4500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Widespread frost after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet.
Freezing level near 4500 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet
increasing to 6500 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      2     -2      8     11
                      W 40   W 45  NW 55  NW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     15     12     18     23
                      W 35   W 30  NW 25  NW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     28     36     26     43
                     NW 25   W 20   W 10  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     37     45     36     52
                     NW 10   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...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 9500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 8000 feet.

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