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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
412 AM PDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level low off the British Columbia coast Friday will
continue to move southeast ending up over the park Saturday. Weak
front spinning out of the low moving through Friday morning and
early afternoon. Low remaining in the vicinity Sunday before
moving east Monday. Weak upper level trough over Western
Washington Tuesday and Wednesday. Upper level ridge will try to
build into British Columbia Thursday.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Friday and
Friday night. A high level of skill and experience in alpine
terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and
camping in these conditions.

Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Saturday.
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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.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers. Snow level near 6000 feet in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight.
Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near
6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow accumulation
near Paradise of 2 to 6 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Light snow
accumulations. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon.
Snow level near 4500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10      1     -5      0      2
                     SW 70  SW 65   W 40   W 30  SW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     17     13     17     19
                      W 30   W 30   W 40  NW 25  SE 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     44     30     35     28     39
                      W 15   W 10   W 15   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     54     39     44     37     48
                      W 10   W  5   W 10   W  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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 8500 feet.

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