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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
234 AM PDT Tue May 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front will cross western Washington today with
a quick round of rain and snow, which will taper off to showers
tonight into Wednesday with a lightning strike possible Wednesday
afternoon. Gusty winds near the summit will persist through
Wednesday. Drier conditions arrive at Mount Rainier National Park
Thursday into Friday as high pressure builds across the region. A
series of frontal systems will bring a return to wet and unsettled
weather this weekend into early next week.

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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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.TUESDAY...A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain
and snow in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow
level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near
4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 4500 feet. Freezing level near 4500 feet
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet
increasing to 6500 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)     10      1      0     10     12
                     SW 60   W 50  NW 60  NW 65  NW 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     14     12     18     24
                     SW 25   W 35   W 30  NW 30  NW 25

Paradise  (5420 FT)     41     28     35     27     43
                      W  5   W 10   W 10   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     50     37     45     36     52
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   W  5   W  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...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 9500 feet.

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