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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
354 AM PDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Atmospheric river pattern setting up over the park
Sunday with the pattern continuing through Tuesday. Two separate
waves of heavier rain will move through the park. The first one
will begin this Sunday afternoon and continue until the early
morning hours Monday. The second one will arrive Monday evening
and continue into Tuesday. The second wave will be weaker than the
first one. An upper level ridge will build over Western
Washington quickly Wednesday. The ridge will remain in place
through at least the weekend bringing dry and much warmer weather
to the park.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions at 10,000 feet and above, with local blizzard-like
conditions, strong winds, and near zero visibility Sunday through
Tuesday. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain,
including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in
these situations.

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.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level
near 8500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. No snow accumulation near
Paradise. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5500 feet
increasing to 7000 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     18     13      6     15     17
                      W 60   W 70   W 75   W 85   W 110

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     28     24     17     25     22
                     SW 40  SW 45   W 50   W 55   W 55

Paradise  (5420 FT)     42     35     37     33     40
                      W 15   W 15  SW 20  SW 15  SW 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     52     42     46     41     50
                     NW 10   W 10  SW 10  SW 10  SW 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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.

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