Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Northern Campbell-
Including Gillette and Weston
234 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Max temperature.....Around 79. 
Min humidity........25 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 
                    mph shifting to the west 15 to 25 mph with 
                    gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph increasing to around 45 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......8900 to 11200 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the evening. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1. 
Min temperature.....Around 39. 
Max humidity........63-69 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 45 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......800 to 900 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 68. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 20 mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 
Mixing height.......5900 to 7400 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s.
North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.