Thu May  2 07:27:03 EDT 2024

South Bighorn Mountains-
526 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........19-25 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 
                    around 35 mph until 1200, then 20 to 25 mph 
                    with gusts to around 35 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then 25 to 30 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then around 30 
                    mph. 
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl until 0900. 9600-11200 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 
Haines Index........4. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers 
                    early in the morning. Chance of snow 20 
                    percent. 
Min temperature.....25-30. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........78-84 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph and gusty until 2400, 
                    then downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West around 20 mph until 2100, then northwest 
                    around 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph until 2100, then northwest 
                    around 10 mph. 
Mixing Height.......8400-9000 ft agl until 2100, then 600-800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2100, then poor. 
Haines Index........4. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers through 
                    the day. Chance of rain showers in the 
                    afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. 
Max temperature.....41-46. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Min humidity........38-44 percent. 
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Less than 5 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......800-2400 ft agl until 1200, then 4400-6200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then 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
around 60. South winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the mid 60s. South winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds
around 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers, showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 40s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the
morning, then chance of snow showers and showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.