Tue May 21 04:46:18 EDT 2024 East Otter Tail- Including the cities of Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, and Battle Lake 345 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........83-88 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent higher. 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to north 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. LAL.................3. Precipitation.......2.00 to 3.00 inch amounts. Hours of Sunshine...0. Haines index........3 (very low). Smoke dispersal.....Good (around 32700 Knot-ft). Mixing height.......Around 1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........91-96 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent lower. 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. LAL.................3. Precipitation.......0.25 to 0.50 inch amounts. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........48-53 percent. 24 hr trend......38 percent lower. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. LAL.................2. Precipitation.......Scattered trace to 0.10 inch amounts. Hours of Sunshine...10. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (around 145500 Knot-ft). Mixing height.......Around 6500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.