Thu May  2 07:27:03 EDT 2024

Salt and Wyoming Ranges/West Zone Bridger Teton NF-
Including the city of Afton
526 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of snow showers early in the 
                    afternoon. Chance of snow showers early in the 
                    afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. 
Max temperature.....36-41. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........31-37 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 5-9 mph until 0900, then west 
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then west 
                    around 20 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then west 
                    around 20 mph. 
Mixing Height.......600-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 5400-6200 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then good to very good. 
Haines Index........3. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Chance 
                    of snow 50 percent. 
Min temperature.....20-25. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........85-91 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph until 2100, then 
                    downslope/downvalley 4-7 mph. 
Ridge top winds.....West around 10 mph until 2100, then south until 
                    2400, then north. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.7 percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 2400, then south 
                    until 0300, then southwest. 
Mixing Height.......3400-3800 ft agl until 2100, then 600-800 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Haines Index........3. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of snow showers through the day. Slight 
                    chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Chance 
                    of precipitation 50 percent. 
Max temperature.....37-42. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........39-45 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph and gusty. 
Ridge top winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent until 1200, then zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......600-2200 ft agl until 1200, then 4600-5600 ft 
                    agl. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair to good. 
Haines Index........3. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Winds
generally less than 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers, snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers. Highs in
the mid 30s.