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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
530 AM PST Mon Jan 2 2023

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure aloft will continue to push east as a 
splitting weather system approaches western Washington today. 
Another splitting system will move through the area on Tuesday 
night, followed by a more consolidated system Wednesday night into
Thursday. The system Wednesday will bring a period of gusty winds
to portions of Mount Rainier National Park through Friday. Additional
systems will progress through the region late in the week for unsettled
conditions into the weekend. 

&&

.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 2500 feet increasing
to 3500 feet in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near
2500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Snow level
near 1500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the
afternoon. Freezing level near 2500 feet in the morning. 

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Mon    Mon    Tue    Tue    Wed  
                            Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)      5      1     -3     -6      9
                      S 30   S 25   W 20  SW 15   W 25 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     21     13      9     11     23
                      S 15  SW 20   W 15  SW 15  SE 15 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     27     18     28     21     27
                     NE 15   W 10   W 15  NW  5  NE 20 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     25     36     29     35
                     NE 10  NE  5   N  5  NE  5   E 20 

++ 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...Windy. Snow in the evening, then rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 2000 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
3500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 4000 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 4000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 3500 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 3000 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 3500 feet. 

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