Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
636 SXUS46 KSEW 222107 RECSEW 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. && .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. && .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. && 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. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle