Fri May 17 06:01:41 EDT 2024 Howard- Including the city of Cresco 501 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........34-39 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 8 to 13 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........14 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 5800 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 14 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 82000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........86-91 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 6 to 11 mph. Precipitation.......None. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. LAL.................1 until 1300, then 2. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph shifting to the west 8 to 13 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........13 Hours. Precipitation.......Isolated trace to 0.05 inch amounts. Mixing Height.......Around 4500 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....Southwest around 15 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 77000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 TO 55. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs 75 TO 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 TO 65. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 TO 80. Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 TO 60. East winds 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 TO 75. Southeast winds 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs 65 TO 70. West winds 12 to 17 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows 45 TO 50. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65 TO 70. West winds 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.