Thu May  2 06:14:41 EDT 2024

Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
414 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the 
  morning. Chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers 
  likely and chance of showers in the afternoon. 
* Max Temperature.......40-50...31-41 higher elevations. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees up...unchanged higher elevations. 
* Min Humidity..........43-53 percent...57-67 percent higher 
  elevations. 
   24 hr trend......20 percent up...32 percent up higher 
elevations. 
* Wind (20 FT). 
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 25 mph shifting to 
the northwest in the afternoon. 
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph becoming 
northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
* LAL...................1. 
* CWR...................30 percent. 
* High Level Haines.....3 very low. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and 
  showers in the evening, then slight chance of snow showers after 
  midnight. 
* Min Temperature.......25-30. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
* Max Humidity..........82-92 percent. 
   24 hr trend......15 percent up...11 percent down higher 
elevations. 
* Wind (20 FT). 
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
     Ridges.............Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
* LAL...................1. 
* CWR...................10 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of snow showers 
  through the day. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
* Max Temperature.......47-55...38-46 higher elevations. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees up. 
* Min Humidity..........35-45 percent. 
   24 hr trend......18 percent down...24 percent down higher 
elevations. 
* Wind (20 FT). 
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
     Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
* LAL...................1. 
* CWR...................10 percent. 
* High Level Haines.....2 very low. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. East winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler, windy. Showers and snow showers likely. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs around 50. West winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Highs around 50. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.