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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
424 PM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Mostly dry and warm conditions will continue across
western Washington through the weekend. A weak shortwave bring
spotty showers to the Olympic and Cascade mountains on Sunday
along with the potential for elevated thunderstorms. An upper
level trough moving into British Columbia early next week will
cool temperatures closer to seasonal norms and increase night and
morning cloudiness.


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.IMPACTS...Strong winds at and above 10,000 feet 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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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 13000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms
and showers in the evening. Snow level near 13000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Sat    Sun    Sun    Mon
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     34     30     30     33
                     SW 25   S 35   S 35  SW 45

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     55     54     54     50
                      S  5  SE 15   S 15  SW 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     63     73     53     62
                     NE 10  NE 10  NW  5   W 10

Longmire  (2760 FT)     65     78     55     69
                      Calm   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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

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