Fri May 17 07:46:07 EDT 2024

Benson-
Including the cities of Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, 
and Minnewaukan
645 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the morning. Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....81-86. 
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........27-32 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent lower. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Precipitation.......Scattered trace to 0.10 inch amounts.
Hours of Sunshine...10. 
Haines index........6 (high). 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (around 39700 Knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (around 162000 Knot-ft) in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Around 9400 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 
                    mph in the afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the 
                    evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the 
                    night. Rain showers likely after midnight. 
Min temperature.....47-52. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
Max humidity........85-90 percent. 
   24 hr trend......7 percent lower. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph 
                    after midnight. 
LAL.................3. 
Precipitation.......0.25 to 0.50 inch amounts.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the morning. 
Max temperature.....63-68. 
   24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........33-38 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent higher. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......trace to 0.10 inch amounts.
Hours of Sunshine...10. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (around 273700 Knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......Around 7800 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West 35 to 40 mph. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs around
70. South winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. North winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
around 40. North winds around 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs in the upper
50s. North winds around 15 mph.