Fri May 17 14:49:24 EDT 2024

Alexander-Catawba-Cleveland-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-
Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-
Including the cities of Bethlehem, Ellendale, Millersville, 
Taylorsville, Hiddenite, Stony Point, Hickory, Newton, 
St. Stephens, Shelby, Kings Mountain, Kings Creek, Lenoir, 
Sawmills, Granite Falls, Morganton, Pleasant Grove, Valdese, 
Marion, Nebo, Dysartsville, Fero, Glenwood, Forest City, 
Rutherfordton, Spindale, Tryon, Columbus, and Mill Spring
249 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        PCldy        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           70           50           
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Min/Max Temp          62           80           61           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          66           100          62           
Wind 20FT/Early(MPH)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Wind 20FT/Late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Duration       2            2            3            2            
Precip Amount         0.15         0.36         0.35         0.10         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
LAL                   3            4            3            3            
Inversion(Temp/Time)  None         None         None         None         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Haines Index          4            3            3            3            
DSI                                2                         2            
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)                 4000                      4100         
Transport Wnd (MPH)                SW  8                     NE  9        
Vent Rate (MPH-FT)                 32000                     36900        
ADI Early             23 Fair      17 Gen Poor  10 Poor      23 Fair      
ADI Late              3 Very Poor  34 Fair      4 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3            
Min VSBY Early        4 Fog        2 Fog        6 Fog                     
Min VSBY Late         2 Fog        6 Fog        6 Fog                     
Turner Stability      6            3            6            3            

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.