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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
315 AM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge over the park will weaken and shift
west Wednesday night and Thursday. Weak system moving down
British Columbia coast moving through Thursday night. Upper level
ridge strengthening offshore Friday will nose into British
Columbia through the weekend into Monday with dry northeasterly
flow aloft. The ridge will start to weaken Tuesday.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Wednesday
through Friday. 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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.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to
7500 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers after midnight. Snow level near 2500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers.

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Wed    Wed    Thu    Thu    Fri
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     12     14     11      0    -10
                     NW 55  NW 50   W 60  NW 60   N 40

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     25     30     28     14      6
                     NW 25  NW 35  NW 35  NW 30  NE 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     35     29     37     21     30
                      Calm   N  5   W  5  NW  5   N  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     41     32     44     26     36
                      Calm   E  5   Calm   Calm   Calm

++ 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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 2000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 2000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 2500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.

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