Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
438 SXUS46 KSEW 042139 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 239 PM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Widespread precipitation and breezy conditions will continue to diminish through tonight. A pattern change will result in high pressure building over the region through late this week, allowing temperatures to rise to above normal levels. The warmest temperatures will likely occur Friday and Saturday across western Washington before falling back towards normal by early next week. && .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. && .TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers late in the evening. Partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet increasing to 12500 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Tue Wed Wed Thu Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 24 24 24 23 W 90 W 65 W 55 W 50 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 29 34 38 39 W 50 W 25 W 30 W 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 30 51 39 60 W 20 SW 5 W 5 W 5 Longmire (2760 FT) 38 59 44 68 W 10 SW 5 N 5 W 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... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 10500 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level near 9500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Snow level near 9000 feet. .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle