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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
408 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge over the park Sunday and Sunday
night will strengthen Monday before moving off to the east
Tuesday. Cold front arriving Wednesday with another system later
Thursday into Friday.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Sunday and
Tuesday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in
these conditions.

Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Sunday
night. 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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.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     21     30     34     32     31
                      W 40  NW 50  NW 35   W 20  SW 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     45     39     44     49     48
                      W 30  NW 45  NW 35   W 10  SW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     56     46     60     53     68
                      W  5   W  5   W  5  NE  5  SE  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     64     52     68     58     77
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   Calm  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 rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level
near 10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly  cloudy with a chance
of showers after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning. Snow level near 7500 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. A chance of rain and snow in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
7500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.

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