Fri May 17 04:48:31 EDT 2024

Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
348 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....80-85. 
Min humidity........30-35 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 16 to 21 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 
                    late in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......None. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Hours of sun........11 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 5300 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 106000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear. 
Min temperature.....59-64. 
Max humidity........75-80 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 
                    30 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......None. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....77-82. 
Min humidity........25-30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph shifting to the 
                    west 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 
                    30 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......None. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of sun........11 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 4300 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 72000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 6 to
11 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 75 to 80.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 8 to 13 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. North winds 5 to 9 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 11 to 16 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
65 to 70. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers.
Lows 45 to 50. West winds 7 to 12 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
65 to 70. West winds 7 to 12 mph.