Fri May 17 05:58:46 EDT 2024

Cottonwood-
Including the cities of Windom and Mountain Lake
458 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly sunny. 
                    Isolated sprinkles until 1200. 
Max temperature.....83-88. 
Min humidity........27-32 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 
                    28 mph. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of Sun........12 hours. 
Precipitation.......None. 
Mixing Height.......Around 5400 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 21 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 112000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of sprinkles after 
                    midnight. 
Min temperature.....63-68. 
Max humidity........58-63 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 17 to 22 mph with gusts to around 
                    32 mph. 
Precipitation.......None. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly sunny. 
                    Slight chance of sprinkles until 1200. 
Max temperature.....73-78. 
Min humidity........19-24 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 17 to 22 mph with gusts to around 32 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of Sun........12 hours. 
Precipitation.......None. 
Mixing Height.......Around 5400 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....West around 19 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 101000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cooler, clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 8 to
13 mph with gusts to around 21 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Highs in the 70s. South winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to
60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 23 mph.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the 70s. West winds 6 to 11 mph with gusts to around
19 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. North winds 6 to 11 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the 60s. North winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 11 to
16 mph with gusts to around 24 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs in
the 60s. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
in the 40s. West winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to around 22 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs 65 to
70. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to around 21 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent.