Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
855 SXUS46 KSEW 121019 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 319 AM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Zonal flow aloft Wednesday with a weak upper level ridge over the park Wednesday night and Thursday. Cool upper level low moving out of the Gulf of Alaska will be near the northern portion of Vancouver Island Friday night. Front spinning out of the low moving across Western Washington Friday. Low moving over the area for a cool and unsettled weekend. The low will move east Monday. Upper level trough over Western Washington Tuesday. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Wednesday through Friday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet in the afternoon. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Wed Wed Thu Thu Fri Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 19 21 18 13 10 W 50 W 40 SW 40 SW 50 W 70 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 31 36 36 29 20 W 20 W 20 SW 15 SW 30 W 35 Paradise (5420 FT) 50 34 56 31 45 W 10 N 5 W 5 W 10 W 15 Longmire (2760 FT) 59 39 64 39 54 W 5 N 5 W 5 SW 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... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level near 6500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle