Mon May 20 22:56:53 EDT 2024

Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
856 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(34 percent). 
Min temperature.....47-49F. 
Max humidity........49-53 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 41 mph. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 28 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....71-74F. 
Min humidity........14-16 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 37 mph. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0800. 12000 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....West around 34 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0800. Excellent after 1300. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Isolated thunderstorms in the 
                    evening. 
Min temperature.....40-42F. 
Max humidity........80-88 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the 
                    evening. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 39 mph. 
Mixing height.......10500 ft agl until 1900. 2000 ft agl after 
                    2000. 
Transport winds.....West around 28 mph until 2000, then north 
                    around 16 mph until 2300, then northeast around 
                    9 mph until 0300, then southeast around 7 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(30 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....70-72F. 
Min humidity........18-21 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 32 mph. 
Mixing height.......4000 ft agl until 1100, then 8000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
near 80. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
to mid 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
to upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
to upper 70s. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
to upper 40s. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.