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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
207 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak disturbance tonight will bring a slight chance
of precipitation over the mountains, with gusty winds. Drier
weather returns Monday and Tuesday as temperatures warm up. The
second half of the week will be wet with several rounds of
precipitation expected.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions. 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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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
late in the night. Snow level near 13000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
13500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     29     33     32     31
                     NW 50  NW 30   W 20  SW 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     39     45     50     49
                     NW 35  NW 25   W 10  SW 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     45     60     53     69
                     NW  5   W  5   Calm  SE  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     51     67     58     78
                      Calm   S  5   E  5  SE  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...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 9500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.

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