Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Upper North Platte River Basin-
339 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and showers likely. 
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1200. Snow 
                    accumulation up to 1 inch. 
Max temperature.....43-48. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........46-52 percent. 
   24 hr trend......33 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......2500-4500 ft AGL increasing to 4500-6500 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (67800-99600 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2400, then clear. 
Min temperature.....22-27. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........79-85 percent. 
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Good. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast after midnight. 
Mixing height.......2500-4500 ft AGL decreasing to 600-1400 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6200-31500 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....59-64. 
   24 hr trend......16 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........21-27 percent. 
   24 hr trend......26 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southwest in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2000-4000 ft AGL increasing to 6500-8500 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17300 knot-ft) increasing to good (87600 
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Much colder. Breezy. Snow showers, showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 30. Highs in the
lower 40s. Southwest winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers, showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s.