Fri May 17 03:59:44 EDT 2024

Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-
McDowell Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, 
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, 
Poplar, Patterson, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Sugar Hill, Woodlawn, 
and Old Fort
359 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           70           
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Max/Min Temp          71           57           73           
Min/Max RH %          61           100          65           
Wind 20FT/Early(MPH)  SW  3        S  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20FT/Late(MPH)   S  4         Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Duration       3            3            3            
Precip Amount         0.20         0.30         0.13         
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
LAL                   3            2            4            
Inversion(Temp/Time)  61/0900      None         None         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Haines Index          3            3            3            
DSI                   1                         1            
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    3100                      3400         
Transport Wnd (MPH)   SW  9                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (MPH-FT)    27900                     30600        
ADI Early             27 Fair      22 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
ADI Late              28 Fair      4 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            
Min VSBY Early        1 Fog        4 Fog        0 Fog        
Min VSBY Late         7            0 Fog        0 Fog        
Turner Stability      3            5            2            

Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and
thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
RH 55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.