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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
357 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal system and trailing upper trough will lead
to cooler and wet conditions across Western Washington Tuesday
into Wednesday. Weak ridging aloft will produce drier and somewhat
warmer weather on Thursday before another trough arrives Friday
into Saturday for a return of cooler, unsettled conditions. A
trend toward drier weather and more seasonable temperatures is
possible early next week.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult backcountry
skiing and mountaineering conditions across much of the alpine
terrain of Mt. Rainier, including the Muir snowfield. Blizzard-
like conditions with strong winds and near zero visibility are
likely. 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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.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then a chance of rain
and snow late in the morning. Rain and snow in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the afternoon. Rain may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy, showers. Little or no snow accumulation
near Paradise. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to
5 inches. Snow level near 4000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet
increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     11      4      1      7     10
                      W 50   W 45  NE 30   N 30  NW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     19     15     24     26
                      W 35   W 35  NW 30   N 15  NW 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     37     26     35     31     42
                      W 10   W 15   W 20   W  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     45     36     44     39     51
                      W  5   W 10   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 slight chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 4500 feet increasing to 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
6500 feet.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet.

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