Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
648 SXUS46 KSEW 250941 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 241 AM PDT Tue Jun 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure aloft continues to build over the region, maintaining warmer and dry conditions through Tuesday. Expect strong winds near the summit. The next upper trough crosses the area Wednesday and Thursday bringing a return of showers and cooler temperatures. Expect a similar pattern late in the week with a brief warm up alternating with weak passing disturbances. && .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 9500 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 8000 feet. .THURSDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Tue Tue Wed Wed Thu Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 24 22 14 11 16 SW 20 SW 45 SW 40 W 20 NW 25 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 41 42 31 25 27 S 10 S 20 SW 20 W 25 NW 25 Paradise (5420 FT) 67 50 54 38 41 S 5 W 5 W 10 W 15 W 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 76 57 62 47 51 S 5 NW 5 W 10 W 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 cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Snow level near 8000 feet. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 10000 feet. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then partly sunny with rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 9500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 9000 feet. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle