608  
FNUS76 KSEW 162148  
FWSSEW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCARTNEY PEAK SAR...OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
248 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PDT ON JULY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (206) 526-6095, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO  
MOVE ACROSS THE PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF THUNDER WILL  
DIMINISH THIS EVENING, AS WILL THE THREAT OF HEAVIER  
PRECIPITATION. THERE REMAINS A A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER INTO  
FRIDAY HOWEVER. CEILINGS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN IN LIFR CRITERIA  
WITH THE PRECIPITATION, WITH A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR  
OVERNIGHT. THEY WILL LIKELY LOWER AGAIN DOWN TO LIFR FRIDAY  
MORNING BEFORE IMPROVING TO VFR IN THE AFTERNOON WITH IMPROVED  
VISIBILITIES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.29 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 TO 60.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.1.  
VISIBILITY..........7. AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN AREAS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.11 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 TO 50.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.1 INCREASING TO 2.7 OVERNIGHT.  
VISIBILITY..........8.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 TO 60.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 3.5 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RADEMACHER  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN BUCKLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2617503.0/SEW  
.DELDT 07/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN_BUCKLEY@NPS.GOV  
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