Mon May 20 05:05:22 EDT 2024

Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF-
305 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.Today...
* Sky/weather........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers 
                     in the morning, then snow showers, rain 
                     showers likely and slight chance of 
                     thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* Max Temperature....45-52 valleys and 33-40 ridges. 
    24 hr trend......4 degrees down. 
* Min Humidity.......36-44 percent valleys and 46-54 percent 
                     ridges. 
    24 hr trend......12 percent up. 
* 20ft winds......... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...North 5 to 10 mph. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....North 6 to 11 mph with gusts to around 20 
                         mph. 
* Chc Wetting Rain...40 percent. 
* LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. 
* Haines Index.......3. 
* Mixing Height......10000-11000 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds....North around 10 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers, snow 
                     showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in 
                     the evening. 
* Min Temperature....24-31. 
    24 hr trend......Little change. 
* Max Humidity.......70-78 percent valleys and 75-83 percent 
                     ridges. 
    24 hr trend......3 percent up. 
* 20ft winds......... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...North 6 to 11 mph. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....North 7 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 
                         mph. 
* Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. 
* LAL................2, then 1 after midnight. 
* Haines Index.......3. 
* Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds....North 10 to 15 mph. 

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight 
                     chance of snow showers in the afternoon. 
* Max Temperature....53-60 valleys and 40-47 ridges. 
    24 hr trend......7 degrees up. 
* Min Humidity.......27-35 percent valleys and 37-45 percent 
                     ridges. 
    24 hr trend......9 percent down. 
* 20ft winds......... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 
                         6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest 4 to 9 mph with gusts to around 
                         15 mph. 
* Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. 
* LAL................1. 
* Haines Index.......3. 
* Mixing Height......9500-10500 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the west in 
                     the afternoon. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 38. Highs 42 to 49.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers, showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 23 to 30. Highs 40 to 47.
West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 31. Highs 48 to 55. West
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.