Fri May  3 07:42:09 EDT 2024

Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin-
Including the cities of Crowheart, Lander, Riverton, and Shoshoni
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 isolated rain 
                    showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up 
                    to 2 inches. Chance of precipitation 70 
                    percent. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........39-45 percent. 
   24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph with higher gusts 
                    until 1500, then south. 
Ridge top winds.....North around 15 mph until 1500, then south. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent until 1200, then zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......1000-2000 ft agl until 1200, then 3000-4800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........2. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Max humidity........64-70 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph until 2100, then 
                    northeast around 10 mph until 2400, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. Gusts up to 15 
                    mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southeast around 10 mph until 2100, then east. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph until 2100, then southeast 
                    until 2400, then northeast until 0300, then 
                    south. 
Mixing Height.......3800-4800 ft agl until 2100, then 400-600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........2. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy then 
                    becoming mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....60-65. 
   24 hr trend......18 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........27-33 percent. 
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then south 
                    around 10 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph. 
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.......400-1600 ft agl until 1200, then 3400-5400 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
40s. South winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds around 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West
winds around 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds
around 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of
showers and snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s.