Fri May 17 11:45:44 EDT 2024

Richland-
Including the city of Wahpeton
1045 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....83-88. 
   24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........28-33 percent. 
   24 hr trend......9 percent lower. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......trace to 0.10 inch amounts.
Hours of Sunshine...13. 
Haines index........6 (high). 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (around 23600 Knot-ft) increasing to very 
                    good (around 143000 Knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Around 8800 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of 
                    rain showers in the evening. Chance of 
                    thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance 
                    of rain showers after midnight. 
Min temperature.....55-60. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
Max humidity........88-93 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southwest after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Precipitation.......Scattered trace to 0.10 inch amounts.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....69-74. 
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........25-30 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......None.
Hours of Sunshine...13. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (around 177400 Knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......Around 7000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. 


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