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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
245 PM PDT Sun May 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Cool and unsettled conditions through Tuesday with a
frontal system set to slowly move across the Cascades tonight into
Monday morning. Additional light to moderate snowfall accumulation
from Paradise and higher. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may
impact Mount Rainier National Park Monday afternoon and evening
with small hail and lightning. A shift in the pattern will bring
dry and much warmer conditions to Mount Rainier National Park for
the second half of the week.

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.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering
conditions 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.

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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times
after midnight. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 8 inches.
Snow level near 4500 feet.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow in the morning, then showers,
snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the
afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation near
Paradise of 3 to 8 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Showers, snow showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the
evening. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 2 to 5 inches. Snow level near
3000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Light snow accumulations. Snow level
near 3000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sun    Mon    Mon    Tue
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)      3     -5     -5      1
                      W 50   W 35  NW 35   N 35

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     15     10      8     10
                      W 40   W 30  NW 35  NW 35

Paradise  (5420 FT)     27     31     25     33
                      W 20   W 20   W 20   W 15

Longmire  (2760 FT)     37     40     34     41
                      W 10   W 10   W 15   W 10

++ 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 slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

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