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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
527 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure moving over the region will bring
mostly dry conditions to Mount Rainier National Park today. A
fall-like weather system will move across the region on
Wednesday, bringing more widespread precipitation, breezy to
strong winds, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms to the area.
Another system will move into the region Thursday night into
Friday, before conditions dry out over the weekend.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Tuesday night through
Thursday 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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.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near
11500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Snow level near 7500 feet decreasing to 6000 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet increasing to
12500 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     32     27     18     16     24
                     SW 30  SW 50  SW 60   W 45   W 50

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     49     44     32     28     35
                     SW 15  SW 30  SW 35   W 30   W 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     70     47     51     34     51
                     NW  5   W  5  SW 10   W 15  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     79     56     58     41     60
                     SE  5  NE  5   W  5   W 10   S  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight.
Snow level near 10500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.

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