Fri May 17 05:58:02 EDT 2024

South Bighorn Mountains-
357 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the 
                    afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. 
Max temperature.....64-69. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........20-26 percent. 
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 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 15 to 20 mph until 1200. West around 
                    40 mph after 1500. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph until 1200. Around 45 mph 
                    after 1500. 
Mixing Height.......400-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 8400-10400 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 
Haines Index........5. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Isolated rain showers late in the 
                    evening. Chance of showers 20 percent. 
Min temperature.....31-36. 
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........68-74 percent. 
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 45 mph until 2400, then northwest 15 to 
                    20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West around 35 mph until 2100, then northwest 
                    20 to 25 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 40 mph until 2100. Northwest around 
                    20 mph after 0300. 
Mixing Height.......7800-8000 ft agl until 2100, then 600-1200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........4. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....59-64. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........18-24 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts 
                    until 1200, then west around 20 mph with gusts 
                    to around 30 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then west 
                    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.......400-600 ft agl until 0900. 6600-7200 ft agl 
                    after 1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Very good to excellent after 
                    1500. 
Haines Index........5. 


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