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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
338 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure aloft will maintain dry conditions
along with a gradual warming trend across Western Washington into
the coming weekend. An upper level trough moving into British
Columbia early next week is expected to cool temperatures.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Thursday night and Friday
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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.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16500 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     29     27     29     36     35
                     SW 20   S 50  SW 35  SW 20  SW 20

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     46     47     45     52     53
                      S 15  SW 15  SW 10  SW 10   S 10

Paradise  (5420 FT)     63     51     68     52     77
                     NW  5   W 10   W 10  NW  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     75     55     76     57     84
                      W  5   W  5   W  5   Calm   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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.

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