Recreational Report
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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.

$$

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