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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
407 PM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Unsettled, cool weather continues with a series of
frontal systems crossing the region through the middle of the
week. A brief warming and drying is expected midweek before
conditions turn unsettled again late week.

&&

.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.

&&

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT MONDAY...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers after midnight. Patchy
fog. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 8 inches. Snow level
near 4000 feet decreasing to 3000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 6 inches. Snow level near
2500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
after midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 7 inches.
Snow level near 2500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Moderate snow
accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     -6    -14    -11    -11
                     SW 55   W 40   W 30  NW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)      8      5      6      8
                      W 35   W 30   W 25  NW 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     22     29     21     33
                      W 20   W 15   W 15   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     32     38     30     40
                      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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 4500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 4000 feet
increasing to 5000 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 5000 feet.

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