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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
212 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge building over Western Washington
today pushing weak system near the Canadian border further north
this morning. Ridge continuing to build tonight before shifting
east Tuesday. Thermally induced surface trough moving north along
the Oregon coast today reaching the Washington coast late tonight
with the low level flow going briefly offshore. The thermally
induced trough will move inland Tuesday. With the ridge well to
the east door open for front to arrive Wednesday with another
frontal system Thursday into Friday. Drying trend this weekend.


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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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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely, a slight chance
of thunderstorms and showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level
near 10000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     33     32     27     17
                      W 15  SW 30  SW 50  SW 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     51     49     44     32
                      W 10  SW 15  SW 25  SW 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     53     69     48     50
                      N  5   W  5  SW 10  SW 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     58     79     56     58
                     NE  5  SE  5  SE  5  SW 10

++ 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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 10000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.

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