Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Southern Laramie Valley-
339 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0900, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers and snow showers until 1200, 
                    then showers, snow showers likely and slight 
                    chance of thunderstorms. Little or no snow 
                    accumulation. 
Max temperature.....43-48. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........44-50 percent. 
   24 hr trend......32 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph 
                    increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 
Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......4200-6200 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (84400 knot-ft) increasing to very good 
                    (136200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms 
                    until 2100. Slight chance of showers until 
                    2200. Slight chance of snow showers until 2400. 
Min temperature.....24-29. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........85-91 percent. 
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph 
                    becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................2 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph becoming southwest around 5 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing height.......1000-3000 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-34600 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....56-61. 
   24 hr trend......14 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........27-33 percent. 
   24 hr trend......23 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1 until 1500, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......1400-3400 ft AGL increasing to 4700-6700 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (23200 knot-ft) increasing to good (77600 
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

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