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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
248 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weather system will move across the region on
Wednesday, bringing more widespread rain, high elevation snow and
strong winds near the summit. Another system will move into the
region Thursday night into Friday, before conditions dry out over
the weekend.

&&

.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions near the summit, with local blizzard-like conditions,
strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level of skill and
experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended
for navigation and camping in these conditions.

&&

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy late
in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of
rain late in the night. Snow level near 12000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
partly cloudy after midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 7000 feet in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet increasing to
12000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     26     17     16     24
                     SW 50  SW 70   W 50   W 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     45     31     27     33
                     SW 30  SW 35   W 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     48     51     34     50
                      W 10   W 15   W 15   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     56     59     40     60
                      Calm  SW  5  SW 10   S  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow after
midnight. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the morning. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet.

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