Fri May  3 05:13:23 EDT 2024

Absaroka Mountains/North Shoshone NF-
Including the city of Pahaska
312 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 
                    Numerous snow showers in the morning. Scattered 
                    snow showers in the afternoon. Snow 
                    accumulation up to 4 inches. Chance of snow 70 
                    percent. 
Max temperature.....33-38. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Min humidity........45-51 percent. 
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900. Winds 
                    northwest around 10 mph with higher gusts after 
                    1500. 
Ridge top winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then 
                    northwest. 
Mixing Height.......600-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 3600-4600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........3. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers early in 
                    the evening. Chance of snow 20 percent. 
Min temperature.....19-24. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........69-75 percent. 
   24 hr trend......16 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 south 
                    until 0300, then southwest. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3200-3800 ft agl until 2100, then 600-800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........2. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....48-53. 
   24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........37-43 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 1200, then south 
                    10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest around 10 mph until 1200, then south. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph until 1200, then south. 
Mixing Height.......600-1600 ft agl until 1200, then 3000-4200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
30s. South winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Snow showers, showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow showers. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers
likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs 36 to 41.