Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
437 SXUS46 KSEW 292325 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 425 PM PDT Wed May 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Convergence zone activity with embedded thunderstorms are likely to persist into the evening hours before dissipating. Weak high pressure will impact the region from the south for drier and slightly warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday. Additional frontal systems and an increase in moisture is likely to return early next week. && .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 NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow late in the evening. A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Wed Thu Thu Fri Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 9 11 16 16 NW 50 NW 45 NW 30 W 20 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 19 22 30 33 NW 30 NW 20 NW 20 W 10 Paradise (5420 FT) 26 43 30 54 NW 10 S 5 N 5 NW 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 35 54 38 63 W 5 W 5 N 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... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet. .SATURDAY...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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 9000 feet. .MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. .TUESDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6000 feet increasing to 7500 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle