Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Southern Laramie Range-
339 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Chance of snow showers and slight chance of 
                    showers until 1200, then snow showers, showers 
                    likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow 
                    accumulation up to 1 inch. 
Max temperature.....41-49. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........38-44 percent. 
   24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph with higher gusts 
                    increasing to northwest around 20 mph with 
                    gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.35 percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......4000-6000 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (59000 knot-ft) increasing to very good 
                    (119600 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 showers and 
                    thunderstorms until 2100. Slight chance of snow 
                    showers until 2400. 
Min temperature.....24-29. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........88-94 percent. 
   24 hr trend......29 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 15 mph with gusts to around 45 
                    mph becoming southwest around 5 mph after 
                    midnight. 
LAL.................2 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.5 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph becoming west around 5 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing height.......800-2800 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5800-39800 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0900, then mostly sunny. 
                    Slight chance of showers after 1200. 
Max temperature.....49-54. 
   24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........37-43 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......South around 15 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1 until 1500, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......1600-3600 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (22800-46400 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

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