Fri May 17 12:33:13 EDT 2024

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

.Rest of Today...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny late in the morning then becoming 
  partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the 
  afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......79-84. 
*   24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. 
* Min humidity..........24-29 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........14 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph 
   in the afternoon. 
* LAL...................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................20 percent. 
* Haines index..........3. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Partly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and 
  isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and 
  thunderstorms overnight. 
* Min temperature.......40-45. 
*   24 hr trend.........9 degrees cooler. 
* Max humidity..........73-78 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........2 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............Windy. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with 
   gusts to around 40 mph. 
* LAL...................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................20 percent. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny. 
* Max temperature.......65-70. 
*   24 hr trend.........14 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........19-24 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........5 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 
   35 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 45. South winds 10 to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 71 to 76. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 39 to
44. Highs 59 to 64. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 40 to 45. Highs
59 to 64. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 42 to 47.
Highs 65 to 70. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs 65 to 70.