Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Southern Black Hills-
Including Pringle, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave
234 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 78. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 20 mph. 
                    Gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......8800 to 11100 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 42. 
Max humidity........57-63 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 25 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 35 to 40 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 65. 
Min humidity........22 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West 30 to 35 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......4500 to 5700 ft agl. 


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