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SXUS46 KSEW 282139
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2020
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH WESTERN WASHINGTON AROUND
DAYBREAK MONDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AS A RATHER COOL AIR MASS DROPS OVER THE REGION.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT BACKCOUNTRY
SKIING AND MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALPINE
TERRAIN OF MT. RAINIER, INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD. BLIZZARD-
LIKE CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE
LIKELY. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN,
INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN
THESE CONDITIONS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE
OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF 2 TO
6 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF
2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
MONDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS, SNOW
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
SAT SUN SUN MON
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) -1 -4 -5 -12
SW 35 SW 40 SW 50 SW 50
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 15 13 11 6
SW 30 SW 25 SW 40 W 40
PARADISE (5420 FT) 28 32 26 29
SW 10 W 15 W 20 W 25
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 36 40 34 37
S 5 N 5 NW 5 W 15
++ 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
MONDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
TUESDAY
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS, SNOW
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET INCREASING TO 4000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET INCREASING TO 5500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
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