Fri May 17 05:58:02 EDT 2024

Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin-
Including the cities of Crowheart, Lander, Riverton, and Shoshoni
357 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....69-74. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........15-21 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with higher 
                    gusts until 1200, then west 25 to 30 mph with 
                    gusts to around 45 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then west 30 
                    to 35 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph until 1200. West around 
                    45 mph after 1500. 
Mixing Height.......600-1800 ft agl until 1200, then 9200-10600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........4. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........59-65 percent. 
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
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 southeast. 
Ridge top winds.....West 25 to 30 mph until 2400, then north around 
                    15 mph until 0300, then southeast. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 40 mph until 2100, then northwest 
                    20 to 25 mph until 0300, then north around 10 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......6800-7600 ft agl until 2100, then 600-1400 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........5. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....65-70. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........12-18 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then 
                    southwest around 10 mph with higher gusts until 
                    1500, then west around 20 mph with gusts to 
                    around 30 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....South around 10 mph until 0900, then southwest 
                    until 1500, then west around 25 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then west until 
                    1500, then around 25 mph. 
Mixing Height.......400-600 ft agl until 0900. 7800-8200 ft agl 
                    after 1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair until 1500, then excellent. 
Haines Index........5. 


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