Thu May 16 15:41:33 EDT 2024

Southeast Van Buren County-
Including the cities of Fairfield Bay, Clinton, Damascus, 
Scotland, and Shirley
241 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of 
                    showers until 2400. Chance of thunderstorms. 
                    Showers likely after 2400. Patchy fog after 
                    0200. 
LAL................. 
Min temperature.....Around 63. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (100-1900 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......100-1700 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Patchy fog until 
                    0900. Showers until 1200. Chance of 
                    thunderstorms. Showers likely after 1200. 
LAL................. 
Max temperature.....Around 77. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........64-74 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (400-6100 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......400-5200 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Showers likely 
                    until 1900. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of 
                    showers after 1900. Patchy fog after 2400. 
LAL................. 
Min temperature.....Around 62. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-3200 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......0-3800 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Patchy fog until 
                    0900. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
LAL................. 
Max temperature.....Around 81. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........53-64 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-5500 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......0-4800 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Light winds. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.