Fri May 17 05:33:32 EDT 2024

Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-
333 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....77-83F. 
Min humidity........15-17 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the south in 
                    the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Northwest 8-18 mph increasing to west 13-23 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 12500 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph until 1100, then west 
                    around 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1400, then excellent. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(28 percent). 
Min temperature.....48-51F. 
Max humidity........48-54 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Northwest around 22 mph. 
Mixing height.......9500 ft agl until 1900. 1500 ft agl after 2000. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph until 2400, then north 
                    around 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(39 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Scattered 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....75-82F. 
Min humidity........17-20 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 21 mph. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900, then 4500 ft agl until 
                    1100, then 8000 ft agl until 1700, then 6000 ft 
                    agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph until 1100, then south 
                    around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1200, then very good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs 78 to 84.
Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
40s to lower 50s. Highs 75 to 83. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s. Highs 64 to 71. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows near 40.
Highs 69 to 74. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 75 to 82.