Mon May 20 11:04:28 EDT 2024

Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)-
Including the cities of St. Maries, Rathdrum Prairie, 
Silver Valley, Bonners Ferry, and Priest Lake
804 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.Today...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy
  dense fog early in the morning. A chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.
* LAL.................3. 
* Max Temperature.....59-66 valleys and 48-58 mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........7 degrees warmer. 
* Min Humidity........35-50 percent valleys and 45-60 percent 
  mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........10 percent drier valleys, and 25 percent drier 
   mountains. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest up to 8 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....West 3 to 8 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....West 5 to 15 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and 
  thunderstorms early in the evening. 
* LAL.................3. 
* Min Temperature.....36-45. 
*  24 hr Trend........4 degrees warmer. 
* Max Humidity........75-90 percent valleys and 70-80 percent 
  mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........10 percent drier. 
* Humidity Recovery...Good. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South 3 to 6 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest 3 to 8 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL falling to near surface. 
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 15 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers 
  through the day. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Max Temperature.....58-66 valleys and 49-59 mountains. 
* Min Humidity........40-55 percent. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest 3 to 10 mph with gusts to around 
      25 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest 4 to 12 mph with gusts to 
      around 25 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 to 20 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 


.Forecast Days 3 Through 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Cooler. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 39 to 47. Highs 48 to 54 valleys...39 to 48 mountains.
Southwest wind up to 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 37 to 44. Highs 57 to 66 valleys...48 to
58 mountains. West wind up to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
39 to 47. Highs 57 to 62 valleys...48 to 58 mountains. South wind
up to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Rain showers, high mountain snow showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 38 to 46. Highs 54 to 61 valleys...
44 to 54 mountains. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
showers. Lows 36 to 44. Highs 57 to 63 valleys...47 to
57 mountains. 

.8 to 14 Day Outlook for May 27 - Jun 02, 2024

Near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.