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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
418 PM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Expect a return to a wetter pattern Friday and again
late in the weekend as the next disturbance crosses the region,
though considerable uncertainty remains in the pattern by early
next week.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Thursday night 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.

&&

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy until early morning, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers late in the night. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat
                     Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     26     25     24     22
                     NW 45  NW 35  NW 20  NW 15

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     37     36     38     36
                     NW 30  NW 25   N 15   N 15

Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     48     38     55
                      W  5  SW  5   N  5  NW  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     42     55     43     63
                     SW  5   W  5   Calm  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...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 10000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 9500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level near 9500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 9500 feet.

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