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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
420 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Upper level ridge offshore Friday moving east through
Western Washington Friday night and Saturday morning. Next front 
arriving Saturday evening. Upper level trough behind the front 
late Saturday night into Sunday morning moving into Eastern 
Washington Sunday afternoon. Upper level ridge building offshore 
Sunday night moving through the park Monday. Weak upper level 
trough over the park later Tuesday and Wednesday with another 
front possible for Thursday.

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

Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain, including the 
Muir snowfield, will make it difficult to move safely and could 
produce local whiteout conditions Saturday night and Sunday. 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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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing to
6000 feet in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 6000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow
level near 5000 feet decreasing to 3000 feet after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Showers likely. Light snow accumulations. Snow level
near 3000 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  
                            Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)      6     10      8      0      6
                     NW 25   W 25  SW 40   W 70  NW 60 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     22     24     23      8     10
                     SE  5   S 15  SW 25   W 40  NW 40 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     44     29     48     25     33
                     NE 20  NE 20  SE 10   W 20   W 15 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     54     39     57     34     42
                      E 15   E 15  SE 10   W 10   W 10 

++ 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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
3500 feet. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 8500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 6000 feet decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 4500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 4500 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4000 feet. 

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