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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
300 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Troughing remains over the region today with cooler
weather continuing. Weak high pressure brings a break in the
weather on Thursday but winds will be high near the summit.
Expect wetter weather over the weekend as the next upper level
disturbance rolls through.

&&

.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.

&&

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     20     26     27     28     25
                      N 10   N 15  NW 25  NW 40  NW 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     37     40     41     38     39
                      N  5  NW 10  NW 20  NW 25  NW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     53     42     54     38     48
                      W  5   N  5   W  5  NW 10   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     60     46     60     44     56
                     SW  5   Calm  NW  5  NW  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 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 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 9500 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 10500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.

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