Thu May  2 04:18:51 EDT 2024

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

.Today...
* Sky/weather...........Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny 
  with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the 
  afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......54-59. 
*   24 hr trend.........1 degree cooler. 
* Min humidity..........27-32 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph 
   in the morning increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. 
* LAL...................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........3. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather...........Partly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in 
  the evening. 
* Min temperature.......28-33. 
*   24 hr trend.........2 degrees cooler. 
* Max humidity..........83-88 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 
   in the evening. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Isolated rain showers in the 
  afternoon. 
* Max temperature.......49-54. 
*   24 hr trend.........5 degrees cooler. 
* Min humidity..........32-37 percent. 
*   24 hr trend.........5 percent wetter. 
* Wind (20 ft) 
*  Plains...............Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 
   around 30 mph. 
* LAL...................1...no thunderstorms. 
* CWR...................Zero. 
* Haines index..........2. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 26 to 31. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 63 to 68.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers. Lows
48 to 53. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to around 40 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows 38 to 43.
Highs 63 to 68. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
45 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers. Lows 37 to 42.
Highs 56 to 61. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered rain showers. Highs 53 to
58.