Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
667 SXUS46 KSEW 242207 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 307 PM PDT Fri May 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Cooler and unsettled conditions return today and will persist into Saturday at Mount Rainier National Park as an upper level trough moves across the region. Upper level ridging then looks to build into the Interior West early next week, however troughing over the northeastern Pacific will continue and will bring additional chances of precipitation across the region at times, especially at the park. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit on Saturday and Saturday night 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 NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to 2 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 4500 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet in the afternoon. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Fri Sat Sat Sun Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 11 13 12 11 NW 15 NW 35 W 35 W 35 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 19 21 23 23 W 15 NW 25 NW 30 W 30 Paradise (5420 FT) 30 35 29 40 W 5 W 10 W 10 SW 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 39 44 38 50 W 5 W 10 W 5 SW 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... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8500 feet. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet. .TUESDAY...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 7000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5500 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet increasing to 5500 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Snow level near 6000 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet increasing to 6500 feet in the afternoon. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle