Fri May 17 12:33:13 EDT 2024

Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest-
1033 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.Rest of Today...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Isolated rain showers late in 
  the morning, then scattered rain showers and isolated 
  thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......64-72 at 5000 feet...54-64 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........22-32 percent at 5000 feet...27-36 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 
   late in the morning increasing to 45 mph in the afternoon. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 20 to 35 mph. 
* LAL...................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................20 percent. 
* Haines index..........4. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers 
  and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear overnight. 
* Min temperature.......34-39 at 5000 feet...25-35 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........14 degrees cooler. 
* Max humidity..........62-67 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........7 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 
   45 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 20 to 35 mph. 
* LAL...................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................Less than 10 percent. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny. 
* Max temperature.......58-67 at 5000 feet...51-61 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........3 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........19-29 percent at 5000 feet...24-34 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........1 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........West winds 10 to 20 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 10 to 20 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Lows
41 to 46. West winds 10 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows 35 to 40. Highs 55 to 63. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows 36 to 41. Highs 48 to 56. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 51 to 59. West winds 5 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 56 to 64. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Highs 54 to 61.