Fri May 17 09:09:10 EDT 2024

Laramie Foothills and High Plains-
708 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms after 1500. Some thunderstorms 
                    may produce gusty winds after 1500. 
Max temperature.....78-83. 
   24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........14 percent. 
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West around 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......4800-6800 ft AGL increasing to 12200-14200 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (141400 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (303200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms until 2100. Some thunderstorms 
                    may produce gusty winds until 2100. 
Min temperature.....39-44. 
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........54-60 percent. 
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Fair. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 
                    decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................3 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......7500-9500 ft AGL decreasing to 1000-3000 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (206200 knot-ft) decreasing to poor 
                    (34100 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.....72-77. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........10-16 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......3500-5500 ft AGL increasing to 9900-11900 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (51400 knot-ft) increasing to excellent 
                    (196600 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 upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.