Fri May 17 05:16:56 EDT 2024 Koochiching and Voyageurs NP West- 416 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1200, then mostly sunny. Patchy fog until 0900. A chance of showers until 1200, then a slight chance of showers. Chance of showers 40 percent. Max temperature.....68-79. Min humidity........46-65 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the south 5 to 8 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 16 mph. LAL.................1. Haines index........4 or low. Hours of sun........6 Hours. Precipitation.......Scattered 0.05 to 0.10 inch amounts. Mixing height.......Around 3100 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 12 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 32000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2400, then mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until 2100. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2400. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........81-93 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 4 to 9 mph with gusts to around 18 mph. LAL.................2 until 2100, then 1 until 2400, then 3. Precipitation.......Scattered 0.05 to 0.10 inch amounts. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms until 1200. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after 1200. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....69-73. Min humidity........35-46 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 9 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 27 mph. LAL.................3 until 1300, then 2. Haines index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 Hours. Precipitation.......Scattered 0.05 to 0.10 inch amounts. Mixing height.......Around 4900 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 30 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 131000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 50. Southwest winds 5 to 16 mph decreasing to 4 to 9 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 26 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s. Southwest winds 4 to 12 mph with gusts to around 21 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. South winds 3 to 9 mph shifting to the southeast 2 to 5 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. East winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 2 to 9 mph with gusts to around 16 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 2 to 10 mph with gusts to around 17 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the 40s. North winds 4 to 9 mph with gusts to around 16 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs 55 to 60. Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph with gusts to around 21 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows 40 to 45. Northwest winds 3 to 10 mph with gusts to around 19 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs 55 to 60. Northwest winds 3 to 9 mph with gusts to around 16 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.