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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
356 AM PDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge moving through the park Thursday.
Cool upper level low dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska
approaching the area Friday. Weak front spinning out of the low
moving through the park later in the day. Cool unsettled weather
over the weekend as the low moves right over the area. The low
will move south and east Monday. A weak upper level ridge will try
to build for the middle of next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Thursday
through Friday night. A high level of skill and experience in
alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for
navigation and camping in these conditions.

Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Saturday.
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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.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet decreasing to
8500 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then cloudy with showers after midnight. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 4500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     18     15     12      2     -4
                     SW 40  SW 55  SW 70  SW 55   W 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     35     31     22     18     14
                      S 15   W 30   W 30   W 30   W 40

Paradise  (5420 FT)     55     32     44     31     35
                     SW 10   W 10   W 15   W 15   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     63     39     54     40     44
                     SW  5   W  5   W 10   W 10  SW 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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and afternoon
thunderstorms. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and evening
thunderstorms. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 7500 feet.

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