Fri May 17 05:39:26 EDT 2024

Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Including Bailey, Central City, Evergreen, Georgetown, 
Idaho Springs, Northern Rampart Range, Tarryall, and Westcreek
339 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms 
                    after 1500. 
Max Temperature.....70-80. 
   24 hr trend......7-10 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........15-19%. 
   24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in 
                         the afternoon. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in 
                         the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 15-25 mph. 
Mixing height.......2500-3500 ft AGL until 1000, then 11500-12500 
                    ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 15-20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000. Excellent after 1600. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min Temperature.....39-49. 
   24 hr trend......2-4 degrees warmer. 
Max Humidity........45-55%. 
   24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in 
                         the evening. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in 
                         the evening. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 30-40 mph. 
Mixing height.......8000-9000 ft AGL until 2000, then 1500-2000 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 15-20 mph until 2000, then around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good 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.....64-74. 
   24 hr trend......4-7 degrees cooler. 
Min Humidity........22-30%. 
   24 hr trend......4-7% wetter. 
20-foot winds....... 
    Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5-13 mph. 
    Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5-13 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.......4500-5500 ft AGL until 1100, then 5500-6500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph until 1200, then 15-20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good until 1200, then 
                    very good until 1400, then good. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 40s. Southwest winds 4-9 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. West winds 7-14 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5-12 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and
snow showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 4-9 mph.