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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
227 PM PDT Sat May 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Cool and unsettled conditions will remain across Mt.
Rainier National Park throughout the weekend. The snow level will
dip on Sunday, with a few inches of snow possible down to around
Paradise. A shift in the pattern will then follow around the
middle of next week with drier and much warmer conditions expected
across the park.

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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow until early morning, then rain
and snow likely late in the night. Snow accumulation near
Paradise up to 1 inch. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
2 inches. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow accumulation near
Paradise of 2 to 6 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Moderate snow
accumulations. Snow level near 4000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     10     10      4     -5
                      E 15  NW 20   W 35   W 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     21     16     11
                     NE 20  NW 30   W 35   W 30

Paradise  (5420 FT)     30     34     28     33
                     NW  5   W 15   W 20   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     38     41     37     41
                      W  5   W 10   W 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow likely after
midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
3000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.

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