Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
636 SXUS46 KSEW 232113 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 213 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Cooler and mostly cloudy conditions on Sunday will be replaced by mostly sunny and warmer conditions Monday and Tuesday as high pressure builds in. A disturbance will pass through Wednesday and Thursday with the chance of showers. Snow level will hover around 7500 feet with the showers. Dry weather is expected Friday into part of the weekend, with another disturbance possible later next weekend. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet 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. && .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. Freezing level near 12500 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sun Mon Mon Tue Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 25 24 25 25 W 55 W 40 W 25 SW 25 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 37 39 42 41 W 30 W 15 SW 10 S 15 Paradise (5420 FT) 35 55 44 65 W 10 SW 5 N 5 S 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 43 63 50 74 W 5 W 5 N 5 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... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level near 9000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet. .THURSDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 7000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 7500 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near 10000 feet. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Snow level near 9500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle