Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
792 SXUS46 KSEW 201106 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 406 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weak upper level ridge will produce warmer and drier conditions on Monday. Another trough will drop south into Western Washington from British Columbia on Tuesday and Wednesday for a return to cooler and unsettled weather. A brief dry break is possible on Thursday, before cool and unsettled conditions return Friday and persist into the start of the weekend. && .IMPACTS...Stormy weather Tuesday and Wednesday will create difficult backcountry skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard- like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are likely. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 6000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Mon Mon Tue Tue Wed Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 2 9 11 3 3 N 25 NW 35 W 50 NW 40 N 40 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 20 25 24 18 17 N 15 NW 25 W 35 W 35 NW 30 Paradise (5420 FT) 44 32 37 29 36 SW 5 W 5 SW 5 W 15 W 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 53 39 45 37 45 W 5 W 5 SW 5 W 10 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... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 5000 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 6500 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near 5500 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. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle