Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
000 FNUS75 KRIW 161239 FWSRIW Spot Forecast for Downs Mtn Rescue Wema #Wy-23-04...SCEMA National Weather Service Riverton WY 532 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on April 16. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service .DISCUSSION... Mostly cloudy to start this morning, with scattering clouds expected through the rest of the morning after sunrise. West wind gusts of 25-30 mph expected through the day, increasing up to 40 mph late in the afternoon into the evening. Winds will continue to increase, with gusts of 45-55 mph after 9 PM. Snow will be possible by this time, becoming likely after midnight. Snow will then occur through the day Wednesday and into Wednesday night. Winds will begin to decrease Wednesday morning, with gusts of 35-40 mph occurring through the day. Winds will decrease Wednesday night, becoming light (around 10 mph) after midnight). ...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds... ...Haines index is high level haines both day and night... .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of snow showers between 3 PM and 6 PM. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 27. Min humidity........45 percent. Wind chill..........5 to 10 degrees. Surface winds (mph).West winds 18 to 21 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 37 mph. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 14 to 17 mph increasing to 17 to 24 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 37 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West 20 to 25 mph increasing to around 30 mph late in the afternoon. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........63 66 56 43 40 38 44 50 56 62 63 70 Weather cov..... SCH Weather type.... SW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 Temp............20 20 22 24 26 27 27 27 27 27 25 23 RH..............73 57 57 60 55 64 58 61 64 67 69 70 Wind chill (F)..5 5 7 10 12 14 13 13 13 13 9 5 Surface wnd dir.NW NW W W W W W W W W W W Surface wnd spd.18 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 23 26 30 Surface wnd gst.28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 30 32 37 20 FT wind dir..NW NW W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..14 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 21 24 20 FT wind gust.22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 24 26 30 Ridge wind dir..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W Ridge wind spd..20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Snow showers possible after 8 PM, then snow after midnight. Chance of pcpn......90 percent. Min temperature.....Around 13. Max humidity........93 percent. Wind chill..........-2 to -6 degrees. Surface winds (mph).Windy. West winds 33 to 41 mph. Gusts up to 46 mph increasing to 55 mph early in the evening, then decreasing to 45 mph after 3 am. Wind (20 ft)........Windy. West winds 26 to 33 mph. Gusts up to 46 mph increasing to 55 mph early in the evening, then decreasing to 45 mph after 3 am. Ridgetop wind.......West 40 to 45 mph decreasing to around 35 mph after 3 am. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........69 69 70 70 74 77 81 84 87 90 90 91 Weather cov.....SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY Weather type....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).20 30 60 60 60 70 90 70 50 70 70 70 Temp............22 20 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 17 16 15 RH..............72 74 77 80 82 84 87 85 85 84 85 86 Wind chill (F)..3 0 -2 -4 -5 -5 -6 -5 -5 -3 -5 -6 Surface wnd dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W Surface wnd spd.35 36 40 41 40 39 36 35 34 33 33 34 Surface wnd gst.41 46 52 55 55 54 52 49 47 45 43 40 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..28 29 32 33 32 31 29 28 27 26 26 27 20 FT wind gust.33 37 42 44 44 43 42 39 38 36 34 32 Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W Ridge wind spd..40 40 40 45 45 45 40 40 40 35 35 35 .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Snow through the day. Chance of pcpn......80 percent. Max temperature.....Around 17. Min humidity........59 percent. Wind chill..........-6 to -11 degrees. Surface winds (mph).Breezy. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. West winds 20 to 27 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West 35 to 40 mph. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........92 91 90 89 87 84 81 78 74 71 72 72 Weather cov.....DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY Weather type....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).80 80 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 Temp............15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 RH..............87 86 86 85 85 84 83 80 75 75 74 74 Wind chill (F)..-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -8 -9 -8 -9 -11 Surface wnd dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W Surface wnd spd.34 34 33 31 31 31 30 31 33 31 29 25 Surface wnd gst.39 38 38 38 37 37 36 36 36 36 32 30 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..27 27 26 25 25 25 24 25 26 25 23 20 20 FT wind gust.31 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 26 24 Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W Ridge wind spd..40 40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely. Lows around 2. Highs around 17. West winds around 12 mph. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows around 7. Highs around 19. Southwest winds around 12 mph. .SATURDAY... Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows around 10. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around 14 mph. $$ Forecaster...LaVoie Requested by...J Mitchell Type of request...SAR .TAG 2411064.0/RIW .DELDT 04/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL dnlankford@wyoming.com
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