Thu May  2 04:18:51 EDT 2024

Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest-
218 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.Today...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly 
  cloudy with scattered snow showers in the afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......46-53 at 5000 feet...36-46 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........11 degrees warmer. 
* Min humidity..........23-31 percent at 5000 feet...30-40 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........16 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Windy. West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 
   around 40 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 15 to 30 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................20 percent. 
* Haines index..........4. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in 
  the evening, then isolated snow showers overnight. 
* Min temperature.......25-33 at 5000 feet...18-28 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........1 degree warmer. 
* Max humidity..........75-85 percent at 5000 feet...73-83 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........7 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............Northwest 10 to 20 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................40 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Partly sunny with scattered snow showers. 
* Max temperature.......44-52 at 5000 feet...36-46 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........Unchanged. 
* Min humidity..........32-42 percent at 5000 feet...43-53 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........17 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............Northwest 15 to 25 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................40 percent. 
* Haines index..........2. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 35. West winds 5 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Mostly cloudy. Lows 41 to 49. Highs
58 to 65. South winds 10 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain, snow likely and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 65 to 74. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Lows 35 to 40.
Highs 47 to 56. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 33 to 38.
Highs 49 to 57. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Highs 46 to 54.