Fri May 17 12:33:13 EDT 2024

Gallatin National Forest-
1033 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.Rest of Today...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny late in the morning then becoming 
  partly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms 
  in the afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......59-69 at 5000 feet...47-57 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........11 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........21-31 percent at 5000 feet...26-36 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........6 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
   around 35 mph...except gusts up to 60 mph in the afternoon. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 25 to 40 mph. 
* LAL...................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................Less than 10 percent. 
* Haines index..........3. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature.......29-39 at 5000 feet...22-32 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........15 degrees cooler. 
* Max humidity..........49-59 percent at 5000 feet...57-67 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
   35 mph in the evening...with gusts up to 60 mph in Livingston. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 25 to 40 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. 
* Max temperature.......58-67 at 5000 feet...47-57 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........Unchanged. 
* Min humidity..........16-21 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 10 to 20 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........4. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers and snow
showers. Lows 36 to 44. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 30 to 38. Highs 51 to 61. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 39. Highs 48 to 58. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and snow showers.
Lows 35 to 42. Highs 53 to 62. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with possible snow
showers and thunderstorms. Lows 36 to 43. Highs 54 to 63. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with possible snow showers and
thunderstorms likely. Highs 51 to 60.