Fri May  3 07:42:09 EDT 2024

Natrona County/Casper BLM-
Including the cities of Casper and Midwest
541 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Numerous snow showers in the morning, then 
                    scattered snow showers and rain showers in the 
                    afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. 
                    Chance of precipitation 70 percent. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........37-43 percent. 
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph until 1500, then 
                    northwest. Gusts up to 15 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph until 1500, then 
                    northwest. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.35 percent until 1200, then zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph until 1500, then 
                    northwest. 
Mixing Height.......1000-2600 ft agl until 1500, then 3600-3800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........2. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Max humidity........71-77 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph until 2100, then 
                    northeast until 0300, then downslope/downvalley 
                    4-7 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Northwest around 15 mph until 2100, then 
                    northeast. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph until 2100, then east 
                    until 0300, then southeast. 
Mixing Height.......4400 ft agl until 2100, then 400-800 ft agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........2. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....62-67. 
   24 hr trend......18 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........21-27 percent. 
   24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then south 
                    10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......400-2000 ft agl until 1200, then 5000-6200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then good. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler, breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and
chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
50s. West winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower
50s. West winds around 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of
showers and snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s.