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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
406 AM PDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A warmer and drier trend will commence across Mount
Rainier National Park Wednesday into the weekend. Strong winds
will persist near the summit of the mountain Wednesday and
Thursday. The warmest temperatures in the park are expected
Friday and Saturday, especially across the lower elevation areas.
A weak shortwave moving through the region on Sunday may bring
slightly cooler temperatures and some showers to the area.
Temperatures will be closer to just slightly above normal early
next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions on
Wednesday and Thursday. A high level of skill and experience in
alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for
navigation and camping in these conditions.

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.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet increasing to
12500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     25     25     24     27     26
                      W 55   W 50   W 40   W 25  SW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     34     38     38     43     44
                      W 25   W 30   W 25   W 15  SW  5

Paradise  (5420 FT)     50     39     59     43     68
                     SW  5   W  5   W  5   N  5  SW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     59     45     68     50     75
                     SW  5   W  5   W  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 9500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.

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