Fri May 17 05:58:02 EDT 2024

Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA-
Including the cities of Green River, Rock Springs, and Wamsutter
357 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....65-70. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........19-25 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 10 mph and gusty 
                    until 0900. West around 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 50 mph after 1200. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest around 15 mph until 0900. West around 
                    35 mph after 1500. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph until 0900. West 35 to 
                    40 mph after 1200. 
Mixing Height.......400-600 ft agl until 0900. 11000-12000 ft agl 
                    after 1200. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........5. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........58-64 percent. 
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 40 mph until 2100. Around 10 mph after 
                    0300. 
Ridge top winds.....West 25 to 30 mph until 2400, then 15 to 20 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 40 mph until 2100. Around 15 mph 
                    after 0300. 
Mixing Height.......8400-9000 ft agl until 2100, then 600-1200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........5. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....62-67. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........14-20 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts until 
                    1200, then around 20 mph with gusts to around 
                    35 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then around 25 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then 25 to 30 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl until 0900. 9200-9800 ft agl after 
                    1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........6. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the upper 60s. West winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. West winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower
60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.