Thu May  2 07:27:03 EDT 2024

Johnson County/Casper BLM-
Including the cities of Buffalo and Kaycee
526 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....48-53. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Min humidity........18-24 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts 
                    until 1200, then west around 20 mph with gusts 
                    to around 30 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then west 20 
                    to 25 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then around 25 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl until 0900. 11400-12800 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 
Haines Index........4. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max humidity........81-87 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 
                    around 25 mph until 2400, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph until 2400, then north 
                    around 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph until 2400, then north 
                    around 10 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7600-9200 ft agl until 2100, then 600-800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good to excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........4. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then 
                    becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain 
                    showers and snow showers in the morning. Chance 
                    of rain showers and snow showers in the 
                    afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........41-47 percent. 
   24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph 
                    until 1200, then 20 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....North around 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......800-2800 ft agl until 1200, then 4800-6200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair to good. 
Haines Index........2. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds
generally less than 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. South winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Much cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers, slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow
showers in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 50s.