Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
645 SXUS46 KSEW 151048 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 348 AM PDT Sun Sep 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Upper level trough over the park moving south later Sunday and Sunday night. Western Washington between features Monday with the trough well to the south and an approaching front still north of Vancouver Island. Front moving through the park Tuesday night with rain out ahead of the front arriving late Tuesday afternoon. Upper level ridge trying to build in later Wednesday into Thursday but the ridge isn`t strong enough to eliminate the possibility of systems brushing the park into next weekend. && .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 8500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sun Sun Mon Mon Tue Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 9 16 20 21 15 SE 15 E 15 NE 10 NW 5 SW 10 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 26 30 35 38 31 E 15 E 15 NE 5 NW 10 NW 20 Paradise (5420 FT) 49 42 56 41 45 E 5 NW 10 W 5 NW 5 W 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 57 46 64 46 52 SW 5 Calm W 5 E 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... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 8500 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 8500 feet. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near 8500 feet. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 8500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle