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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
341 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Very warm week ahead for the park. Upper level ridge
offshore Thursday will slowly drift east over the weekend ending
up over the park Sunday and Monday. The center of the ridge will
move off to the east Tuesday and Wednesday. High temperatures
warming into the weekend peaking Sunday and Monday. Gradual cool
down beginning Tuesday with the ridge moving east.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Friday
through Saturday. 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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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     32     33     36     36     38
                     NW 35  NW 35  NW 45  NW 55  NW 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     43     48     50     53     57
                     NW 10  NW 20  NW 20  NW 35  NW 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     67     55     75     55     77
                      W  5  NW  5   W  5  NW  5   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     75     60     83     61     86
                      W  5   Calm  NW  5  NW  5  NW  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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear nights and sunny
days. Freezing level around 16000 feet.

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