Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
793 SXUS46 KSEW 051228 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 528 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Windy and wet pattern will continue across the park early this week, with additional snow expected from Paradise and higher. A shift in the pattern will bring dry and much warmer conditions to Mount Rainier National Park for the second half of the week. && .IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering conditions through Monday near the summit, with local blizzard- like conditions, strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions. && .SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 5500 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Windy. Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 5 inches. Snow level near 4500 feet. .MONDAY...Very windy. Showers in the morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 5 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Windy. Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Sun Sun Mon Mon Tue Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 10 2 -6 -6 1 NW 45 W 45 W 40 NW 30 N 30 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 20 16 10 8 10 W 30 W 35 W 30 NW 30 NW 30 Paradise (5420 FT) 36 27 32 25 33 W 25 W 35 W 30 W 30 NW 25 Longmire (2760 FT) 42 37 40 34 42 SW 10 W 10 W 10 W 15 NW 15 ++ 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...Breezy. 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...Clear. Freezing level near 10500 feet. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 11500 feet. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle