Thu May  2 04:18:51 EDT 2024

Crow Indian Reservation/Bighorn Canyon Rec Area-
218 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.Today...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny with isolated snow showers in the 
  morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers, snow 
  showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......43-53 at 5000 feet...36-44 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. 
* Min humidity..........23-33 percent at 5000 feet...31-39 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........25 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 
   35 mph. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 25 to 40 mph. 
* LAL...................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................20 percent. 
* Haines index..........3. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and 
  rain showers in the evening. 
* Min temperature.......26-33 at 5000 feet...22-27 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........2 degrees cooler. 
* Max humidity..........78-88 percent at 5000 feet...84-91 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........12 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 
   mph in the evening. 
*  Ridgetop.............West 20 to 35 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Less than 10 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered snow showers in the 
  morning, then scattered rain showers and snow showers in the 
  afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......42-52 at 5000 feet...35-42 at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........2 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........32-42 percent at 5000 feet...46-52 percent 
  at 7000 feet. 
*   24 hr trend.........10 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 
   mph in the afternoon. 
*  Ridgetop.............Northwest 20 to 35 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........2. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 35. West winds 5 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 49. Highs 57 to 67.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 40 to 46. Highs 65 to 75. South winds 10 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows 34 to 42.
Highs 46 to 56. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and snow
showers. Lows 32 to 40. Highs 48 to 58. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 44 to 54.