Mon May 20 16:15:40 EDT 2024

North Snowy Range Foothills-
215 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Showers until 2400. Chance of 
                    thunderstorms. Showers likely after 2400. 
Min temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........89-95 percent. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph 
                    decreasing to 15 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................4 until 2100, then 3 until 0300, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.55 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest after midnight. 
Mixing height.......2300-3600 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (27400-28200 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 1200, then partly cloudy 
                    until 1500, then mostly cloudy. Chance of 
                    showers and snow showers until 1200, then 
                    showers, snow showers likely and slight chance 
                    of thunderstorms. No snow accumulation. 
Max temperature.....43-48. 
   24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........46-52 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West around 15 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.35 percent. 
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......3100-5100 ft AGL increasing to 6800-8800 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (62700 knot-ft) increasing to excellent 
                    (171300 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until 
                    2100. Chance of showers and snow showers until 
                    2400, then slight chance of snow showers. 
Min temperature.....30-35. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........78-84 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 
                    decreasing to 20 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................3 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......4400-6400 ft AGL decreasing to 800-2200 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (86300 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (22000 
                    knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1200, then partly cloudy 
                    until 1500, then mostly cloudy. Slight chance 
                    of showers after 1300. 
Max temperature.....55-60. 
   24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........19-25 percent. 
   24 hr trend......27 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 15 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......2700-4700 ft AGL increasing to 7300-9300 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (67000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent 
                    (172200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. West winds around 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs
in the upper 50s. 
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.