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National Weather Service Report

Mt Rainier Recreational Forecast Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
428 PM PDT Fri Sep 22 2023

.SYNOPSIS...Upper-level troughing building over the NE Pacific 
will kick-start an extended period of wet weather. Rain and snow chances
return on Saturday as a weak front enters followed by additional 
disturbances into the upcoming week. Fall-like temperatures are 
expected. 

&&

.IMPACTS...Stormy weather will create difficult mountaineering 
conditions near the summit, with local blizzard-like conditions, 
strong winds, and near zero visibility. A high level of skill and 
experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, is recommended
for navigation and camping in these conditions.

&&

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, then
cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. No snow
accumulation near Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then
rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet.

&&

Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  
                     Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     14     10     10     14
                     SW 30  SW 45  SW 25  SW 35 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     28     24     23     27
                      S 20  SW 20  SW 20  SW 25 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     42     47     37     45
                     NW  5   W  5   W 10  SE  5 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     48     56     44     53
                     NE  5   S  5   W  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. Snow level near 9000 feet. 
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7500 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and
snow likely after midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet. 
.THURSDAY 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 6500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 6000 feet. 

$$

www.weather.gov/seattle

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Paradise Telemetry

9-22-2023
Northwest Avalanche Center
Paradise, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

 MM/DD  Hour  Temp    RH  Wind  Wind  Wind  Hour Total 24 Hr Total Solar Solar
         PST     F     %   Avg   Max   Dir Prec. Prec.  Snow  Snow W/m^2 Total
             5400' 5400' 5380' 5380' 5380' 5400' 5400' 5400' 5400' 5380' 5380'
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  9 21  2200    46    63     2     6    76     0     0    28     8     0     0
  9 21  2300    47    59     2     7    89     0     0    27     7     0     0
  9 22     0    48    59     4    10    63     0     0    28     6     0     0
  9 22   100    48    60     3    11    57     0     0    28     8     0     0
  9 22   200    47    61     2     7    88     0     0    28    10     0     0
  9 22   300    43    71     1     4    17     0     0    28     8     0     0
  9 22   400    45    67     2     4    34     0     0    28     8     0     0
  9 22   500    44    69     2     8    74     0     0    28     8     0     0
  9 22   600    43    71     2     8    45     0     0    28     9     6     6
  9 22   700    43    75     1     4    80     0     0    28     9   145   221
  9 22   800    48    64     5    11   104     0     0    28     9   342   928
  9 22   900    50    63     8    14   103     0     0    27     8   537  1659
  9 22  1000    52    60     7    12   115     0     0    28   312   708  2306
  9 22  1100    53    53     6    13   139     0     0    29     7   468  2890
  9 22  1200    52    56     4     8   226     0     0    29     7   367  1655
  9 22  1300    53    53     2     6   248     0     0    29     7   371  1295
  9 22  1400    54    49     2     6   208     0     0    28     8   413  2265
  9 22  1500    57    44     2     6   247     0     0    28     7   506  1704
  9 22  1600    58    38     5    13   233     0     0    28     8   430  1608
  9 22  1700    55    45     6    11   258     0     0    30     9   198  1115
  9 22  1800    51    55     5     9   275     0     0    30     9    22   323
  9 22  1900    48    63     3     6   265     0     0    30   162     0     6
  9 22  2000    46    74     3     6   254     0     0    29    10     0     0
  9 22  2100    45    72     2     6   329     0     0    28     9     0     0


          

                                                           Total
                                                           Prec.
                                                           5400'
          ------------------------------------------------------
                                                               0















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Camp Muir Telemetry

    9-22-2023
    Northwest Avalanche Center
    Camp Muir, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
    
    Wind gages unheated and may rime

      MM/DD   Hour   Temp     RH   Wind   Wind   Wind   Wind  Solar  Solar
               PST      F      %    Min    Avg    Max    Dir   W/m2  Total
                   10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110'
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
       9 21   2200     28     95      8     17     39    100      2      6
       9 21   2300     29     96      7     13     32    139      2      6
       9 22      0     28    100      6     14     32     70      2      6
       9 22    100     29    100      6     11     32    102      2      6
       9 22    200     29     94      4      8     19    267      2      7
       9 22    300     29     87      4      7     20    249      2      7
       9 22    400     28     92      4      7     15    213      2      6
       9 22    500     28     92      2      6     18    255      1      6
       9 22    600     28     88      2      4     10    242      6     11
       9 22    700     29     87      2      5     13    189    105    119
       9 22    800     31     86      2      6     13     74    308    831
       9 22    900     31     85      1      5      8     76    487   1507
       9 22   1000     35     74      0      4     11    221    644   2095
       9 22   1100     31     98      0      5     10    224    253   1543
       9 22   1200     35     79      0      5     13    237    478   1470
       9 22   1300     30     95      2      9     14    208    374   1154
       9 22   1400     31     88      8     14     18    216    380   1895
       9 22   1500     30     95     11     16     22    233    308   1004
       9 22   1600     31     87     14     19     25    249    175   1138
       9 22   1700     30     91     13     17     23    262     46    560
       9 22   1800     30     69     13     17     22    271      9    144
       9 22   1900     33     23     14     23     35    267      2      9
       9 22   2000     33     17     15     26     37    266      2      6






















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