Fri May 17 09:09:10 EDT 2024

Southern Laramie Valley-
708 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1500, then partly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 
                    after 1200. Some thunderstorms may produce 
                    gusty winds after 1200. 
Max temperature.....71-76. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........11-17 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Breezy. West 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 
                    45 mph. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......4300-6300 ft AGL increasing to 11100-13100 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (154000 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (325500 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2400, then clear. Slight 
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms until 2100. 
                    Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds 
                    until 2100. 
Min temperature.....36-41. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........40-46 percent. 
   24 hr trend......27 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Poor. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph 
                    decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................2 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 35 mph decreasing to around 25 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing height.......6200-8200 ft AGL decreasing to 1000-3000 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (208600 knot-ft) decreasing to poor 
                    (31500 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1500, then partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....66-71. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........9-15 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......3600-5600 ft AGL increasing to 10300-12300 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (73500 knot-ft) increasing to excellent 
                    (251200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
West winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with possible snow
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.