Fri May  3 07:42:09 EDT 2024

Casper Mountain-
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 late in the morning. 
                    Isolated snow showers late in the afternoon. 
                    Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Chance of 
                    snow 70 percent. 
Max temperature.....36-41. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........43-49 percent. 
   24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then north 
                    around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....South around 10 mph until 0900, then north. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.25 percent until 1200, then zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph until 0900, then 
                    northwest. 
Mixing Height.......800-2600 ft agl until 1500, then 3600-3800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair. 
Haines Index........2. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....24-29. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Max humidity........68-74 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph until 2100, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph until 2400, then 
                    east around 10 mph until 0300, then southeast. 
                    Gusts up to 15 mph until 0300, then 20 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....North around 15 mph until 2100, then east until 
                    0300, then southeast. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph until 2100, then 
                    northeast until 2400, then southeast. 
Mixing Height.......3800-4000 ft agl until 2100, then 400-600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........2. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....57-62. 
   24 hr trend......19 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........25-31 percent. 
   24 hr trend......22 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
Ridge top winds.....South around 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......400-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 4800-6000 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then good. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Not as cool. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
30s. Southeast winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. South winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler, windy. Mostly cloudy with snow showers and
showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West
winds around 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around
25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows around
30. Highs in the mid 40s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning,
then snow showers and showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 40s.