Mount Rainier Weather Forecast

I've been refreshing this page continuously for the past few days. If the forecast is correct, the summit should be warm and relatively calm. I'll have my four thermal layers nevertheless, but I feel the need to post the current forecast (below the break).


Mount Rainier, August 22, 2009

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
410 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE AREA OFFSHORE WILL 
BRING A PERIOD OF SUNNY DAYS...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS OFFSHORE. CLEAR WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO MODERATE
GRADUALLY.

&&

.FRIDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 

&&
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       FRI    FRI    SAT    SAT    SUN  
                            NIGHT         NIGHT        

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)     34     33     37     34     38
                      N 25  NE 14   E 10  NE  5   N  5 

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     55     43     55     46     55
                      E 10   E 15   E 15   E  5  SE  5 

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     75     58     78     59     80
                      E 10   E 10   E 10   E 10   E 10 

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     81     58     84     58     88
                      CALM   CALM   CALM   CALM   CALM

++ 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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE
15000 FEET. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
FREEZING LEVEL 15000 FEET. 

$$

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