Mon May 20 22:56:53 EDT 2024

Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
856 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(66 percent) then becoming partly 
                    cloudy(49 percent). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    early in the evening. Isolated showers and 
                    thunderstorms after midnight. 
Min temperature.....34-44F...except 26-35F above 10000 feet. 
Max humidity........69-82 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph 
                    mountain top winds. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 22-33 mph increasing to west 25-44 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 23 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(40 percent). Scattered showers 
                    through the day. Scattered thunderstorms in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....52-61F...except 39-51F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........23-28 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 31-45 mph decreasing to 25-37 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 0800. 10000 ft agl after 
                    1100. 
Transport winds.....West around 32 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0800, then very good until 1000, 
                    then excellent. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(51 percent) then becoming partly 
                    cloudy(31 percent). Scattered thunderstorms 
                    early in the evening. Scattered showers in the 
                    evening. Isolated thunderstorms late in the 
                    evening. 
Min temperature.....25-35F. 
Max humidity........62-76 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 
                    20 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 31-44 mph increasing to 36-46 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Mixing height.......7000 ft agl until 2000, then 2000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 2000, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Isolated showers early in the afternoon. 
                    Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....52-65F...except 41-53F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........17-28 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 28 mph. 
Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1000. 10500 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 24 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1200. Excellent after 1500. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 32 to 44.
Highs 53 to 74. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 42.
Highs 48 to 67. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 42.
Highs 51 to 70. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 34 to 45.
Highs 51 to 69. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 33 to 44.
Highs 52 to 71.