Mon May 20 06:16:54 EDT 2024

Absaroka Mountains/North Shoshone NF-
Including the city of Pahaska
416 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and rain 
                    showers in the morning, then numerous rain 
                    showers, snow showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow 
                    accumulation up to 2 inches. Chance of 
                    precipitation 70 percent. 
Max temperature.....40-45. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........50-56 percent. 
   24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then 
                    southeast around 10 mph until 1500, then 
                    northeast. Gusts up to 15 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph until 1500, then 
                    northeast. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent until 1200, then 35 percent. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then around 15 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......600-800 ft agl until 0900. 4600-5800 ft agl 
                    after 1200. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair to good. 
Haines Index........4. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Numerous rain showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Numerous snow 
                    showers through the night. Snow accumulation up 
                    to 6 inches. Chance of precipitation 70 
                    percent. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max humidity........81-87 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph until 2100, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. Gusts up to 15 
                    mph. 
Ridge top winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.65 percent until 2400, then 55 percent. 
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......1000-3000 ft agl until 2400, then 800-1000 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........3. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers in the 
                    morning, then snow showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Numerous rain 
                    showers early in the afternoon. Snow 
                    accumulation up to 5 inches. Chance of 
                    precipitation near 100 percent. 
Max temperature.....36-41. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........59-65 percent. 
   24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....North around 15 mph. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. 
Mixing Height.......800-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 3200-4000 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, thunderstorms
and snow showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely with possible
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers with possible showers
and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
30s. West winds around 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers, showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the mid 40s. West winds around 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers,
snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs 47 to 52.