Fri May 17 05:39:26 EDT 2024

Central and Southeast Park County-
Including Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir, Fairplay, Guffey, 
Hartsel, Lake George, and South Park
339 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max Temperature.....62-70. 
   24 hr trend......10-15 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........19-23%. 
   24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 7-15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in 
                         the afternoon. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 7-15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph 
                         increasing to 30 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 15-25 mph. 
Mixing height.......10000-11000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 10-15 mph until 1200, then 20-25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000. Excellent after 1400. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min Temperature.....33-39. 
   24 hr trend......2-4 degrees warmer. 
Max Humidity........57-67%. 
   24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in 
                         the evening. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in 
                         the evening. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 30-40 mph. 
Mixing height.......7500-8500 ft AGL until 2000, then 1000-1500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 20-25 mph until 2000, then 10-15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 0900, then partly 
                    cloudy(30-35%) until 1200, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Chance of thunderstorms after 1200. 
Max Temperature.....58-68. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
Min Humidity........24-30%. 
   24 hr trend......4-7% wetter. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 6-14 mph with gusts to 
                         around 25 mph. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 7-15 mph with gusts to 
                         around 25 mph. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. 
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 20 percent in the 
                    afternoon. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 25-35 mph. 
Mixing height.......2500-3500 ft AGL until 1000, then 7500-8500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph until 0700, then light until 
                    0800, then west around 10 mph until 1000, then 
                    20-25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then very good until 1100, 
                    then excellent until 1500, then very good until 
                    1700, then good. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 4-8 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds
13-23 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 12-18 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers, snow
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 9-16 mph.