Fri May  3 07:42:09 EDT 2024

Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA-
Including the cities of Green River, Rock Springs, and Wamsutter
541 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Scattered rain showers in the morning. 
                    Scattered snow showers through the day. 
                    Isolated rain showers in the afternoon. Chance 
                    of precipitation 50 percent. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Min humidity........31-37 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then around 30 
                    mph until 1500, then northwest around 20 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Less than 5 percent. 
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then 25 to 30 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......600-800 ft agl until 0900. 8000-9200 ft agl 
                    after 1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 
Haines Index........3. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........68-74 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph until 2100, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. Gusts up to 15 
                    mph. 
Ridge top winds.....North around 15 mph until 2100, then east. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph until 2100, then north 
                    around 10 mph until 2400, then east. 
Mixing Height.......6400-7400 ft agl until 2100, then 400-600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good to very good until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........3. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....61-66. 
   24 hr trend......17 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........22-28 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then south 
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph until 1200, then south. 
Mixing Height.......400-1600 ft agl until 1200. 6600-7400 ft agl 
                    after 1500. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200. Very good after 1500. 
Haines Index........4. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
40s. Southeast winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely with possible
snow showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 30. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler, breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers
and showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. West
winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around
25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 50s.