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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
317 PM PDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak shortwave trough will enter on Tuesday with
light precipitation and slightly below average temperatures.
Mostly zonal flow to weak ridging into remainder of week with
benign conditions. But, cooler and wetter weather is slated to
return around the week`s end.


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.IMPACTS...Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain,
including the Muir snowfield, 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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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the
late evening and early morning then becoming mostly clear.
Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers, drizzle and snow showers in the
afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
10000 feet decreasing to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Freezing
level near 11000 feet in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     23     18     20     19
                      W 50   W 70   W 65   W 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     38     30     29     32
                      W 30   W 45   W 35   W 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     43     49     32     50
                      W  5   W 15   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     58     38     59
                      Calm   W 10   W  5  NW  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6500 feet.

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