Thu May 16 15:41:33 EDT 2024

Van Buren County Higher Elevations-
Including the cities of Botkinburg and Dennard
241 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of 
                    showers until 2400. Chance of thunderstorms. 
                    Showers likely after 2400. Patchy fog after 
                    0400. 
LAL................. 
Min temperature.....Around 61. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........99 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (300-3100 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......300-3300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph shifting to the east after 
                    midnight. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy fog until 
                    0700. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. 
LAL................. 
Max temperature.....71-77. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........64-76 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northeast around 5 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (400-4400 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......400-4800 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Showers likely 
                    until 1900. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of 
                    showers after 1900. Patchy fog after 0200. 
LAL................. 
Min temperature.....Around 60. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........99 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-2900 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......0-3400 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph shifting to the north after 
                    midnight. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) until 1700, then 
                    sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy fog until 0800. 
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
LAL................. 
Max temperature.....77-82. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........54-64 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-6500 knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......0-6000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. 
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING. 


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