Fri May 17 05:58:02 EDT 2024

Natrona County/Casper BLM-
Including the cities of Casper and Midwest
357 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....74-79. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........17-23 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts 
                    to around 25 mph until 1200, then west 30 to 35 
                    mph with gusts to around 50 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then west 30 
                    to 35 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph until 1200. West around 
                    45 mph after 1500. 
Mixing Height.......600-2000 ft agl until 1200. 12200-12600 ft agl 
                    after 1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........5. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........76-82 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 45 mph until 2100, then around 20 mph 
                    with gusts to around 30 mph until 2400, then 
                    north and gusty until 0300, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West around 35 mph until 2100, then around 25 
                    mph until 2400, then north until 0300, then 
                    southeast around 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 45 mph until 2100, then northwest 
                    20 to 25 mph until 0300, then north around 10 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......8600-9000 ft agl until 2100, then 800-1400 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........4. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....67-72. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........11-17 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then west 
                    15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....South around 10 mph until 0900, then west 20 to 
                    25 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph until 0900. West around 30 
                    mph after 1500. 
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl until 0900. 8400-8800 ft agl after 
                    1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........6. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
West winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.