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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
342 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Drier weather with slightly warmer temperatures
through Thursday. A system will move through later Friday with
unsettled weather continuing into early next week for periods of
showers and potential thunderstorms over the weekend. Winds will
also increase Thursday night into the late week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Thursday
night and Friday. 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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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet decreasing to
8500 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet in the
afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     21     18     15     10
                      W 30  SW 30  SW 45   W 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     35     30     20
                      W 15   S 10   W 25   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     55     31     44
                     NW  5  SW  5   W 10   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     43     63     38     54
                     NW  5   W  5   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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
6500 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers after midnight.
Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers, snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near
4500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 8000 feet.

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