Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
964 SXUS46 KSEW 212103 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 203 PM PDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS...After a warm day today, onshore flow will increase over the weekend allowing for slight cooling Saturday and much more cooling on Sunday. Showers will also return by Sunday. While temperatures will rebound slightly early next week, temperatures will remain mild with occasional chances for precipitation. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds and a slight chance of snow near the summit Saturday night into Sunday 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. && .FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet decreasing to 9000 feet in the afternoon. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 19 23 24 24 24 W 15 W 20 SW 30 SW 50 W 55 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 36 40 41 38 33 SW 5 W 15 SW 15 W 30 W 35 Paradise (5420 FT) 65 49 64 40 49 W 10 NW 5 W 5 W 15 W 15 Longmire (2760 FT) 75 56 72 49 57 W 5 NW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 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... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in the evening. Snow level near 7000 feet. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 9000 feet. .THURSDAY...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 7500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle