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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
322 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An upper level trough will exit the region today and
a ridge of high pressure aloft will begin to build into the area
on Wednesday. The upper ridge will strengthen toward the end of
the week as thermally induced low pressure near the surface
expands northward into the area. Dry conditions will prevail along
with the warmest temperatures of the year thus far on Friday and
Saturday. A weak system passing to the north of the area will
bring a minor cooling trend Sunday into Monday.


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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions. 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 NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
thunderstorms and showers in the evening, then partly cloudy
after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet. Freezing level near
3500 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny.
Freezing level near 4500 feet increasing to 8000 feet in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     12     15     19     22
                      N 50   N 35   N 25  NE 25

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     23     33     35     35
                      N 30   N 20  NE 15  NE 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     24     45     35     57
                     NW  5   W  5   N 10   E 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     31     54     41     68
                      N  5   W  5   Calm   E  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...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 6500 feet.

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