Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
444 SXUS46 KSEW 221124 RECSEW Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Seattle WA 324 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS...An upper-low looks to churn off the PNW coast through the start of next week with active weather. A strengthening surface low (not as intense as Tuesday`s) will brush across the region today with widespread precipitation and gusty winds. Conditions look to settle towards the middle of next week as guidance hints at the return higher heights. && .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. && .FRIDAY...Windy. Rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to 3 inches. Snow level near 7000 feet decreasing to 5500 feet in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 4000 feet. .SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 1 to 4 inches. Snow level near 3000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 3000 feet. .SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Moderate snow accumulations. Snow level near 3500 feet. && Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations. Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Night Night Summit (14411 FT) 6 -4 -6 -7 -3 SW 85 SW 35 SW 30 SW 25 SW 45 Camp Muir(10188 FT) 21 13 12 11 14 S 50 SW 20 SW 20 SW 20 SW 35 Paradise (5420 FT) 34 25 28 25 30 S 25 SW 20 SW 10 SW 10 SE 10 Longmire (2760 FT) 43 34 37 33 39 SE 15 E 10 S 5 S 5 SE 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... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet. .MONDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 3500 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near 3500 feet. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 3000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level near 3000 feet. .WEDNESDAY...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 2500 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Snow level near 2500 feet. .THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 2000 feet. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle