Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
323 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level low well offshore will slowly move east
reaching the park Saturday. Bands of showers rotating around the
low will weaken as they reach the park until the low gets closer
Friday night into Saturday. Low moving east Sunday with short
lived upper level ridge over the park Sunday night. A series of
weather systems will move across the park Monday through
Thursday.

&&

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Snow accumulation near Paradise up to
3 inches. Snow level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near
4000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      3      4      3     -2
                     SW 35   S 30  SE 15  SW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     20     21     19     15
                     SW 25   S 20  SW 15   W 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     32     41     29     31
                      W  5   E  5   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     40     49     38     43
                     NE  5   E  5  NE  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 3500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 2500 feet.

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