Fri May 17 04:29:07 EDT 2024

Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
328 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....84-89. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........17 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. 
Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-12900 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....50-55. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max humidity........68 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 5 to 
                    15 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......500-12900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-2000 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....72-77. 
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........19 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......1300-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6000 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 30 mph becoming northwest around 
                    15 mph in the afternoon. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.