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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
305 AM PDT Mon Jul 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Strong upper level ridge building offshore Monday will
slowly move east during the week. The ridge will move over
Western Washington Friday and remain over the park through the
weekend. This will produce the warmest weather of the year so far
in Western Washington after the 4th.

&&

.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit will make it difficult to
move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions Monday
night through Wednesday. A high level of skill and experience in
alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended for
navigation and camping in these conditions.

&&

.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed
                            Night         Night

Summit   (14411 FT)     20     26     26     23     23
                     NW 30  NW 50  NW 55  NW 55  NW 55

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     43     39     40     39     47
                     NW 20  NW 35  NW 35  NW 35  NW 20

Paradise  (5420 FT)     54     39     52     39     58
                      W 10  NW  5   W 10  NW 10   W  5

Longmire  (2760 FT)     62     45     60     46     66
                      W 10   W  5   W  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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 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 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16500 feet.

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