.SYNOPSIS...Hot and dry conditions will continue across Mount
Rainier National Park today with high pressure over the area. 
Cooler and cloudier conditions return to the park Wednesday and 
will continue through the remainder of the week. Increasing 
chances of more widespread precipitation are likely Friday and 
Saturday as a weather system moves into the area. Snow levels look
to fall below Camp Muir over the weekend for snow accumulations 
at higher elevations. 

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit on Wednesday will make it
difficult to move safely and could produce local whiteout conditions.
A high level of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including
use of GPS, is recommended for navigation and camping in these 
conditions.

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.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 9000 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Tue    Tue    Wed    Wed    Thu  
                            Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)     32     31     30     29     24
                      W 15   W 30   W 40   W 30   W 30 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)     49     50     41     44     38
                      W 10   W 25   W 30   W 25   W 20 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     74     53     60     44     55
                      W 10  NW 10   W 20  NW 15   W  5 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     84     57     70     50     64
                      W 10  NW  5   W 10   W 10   W  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...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 10500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 11500 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 11500 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Snow level near 10000 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 9000 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near 9000 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12500 feet. 

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