Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Custer County Plains-
Including Hermosa, Fairburn, Buffalo Gap, and Folsom
234 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 85. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 20 mph. 
                    Gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......8600 to 10800 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 45. 
Max humidity........64 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 35 mph increasing to northwest 
                    around 45 mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......500 to 600 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 71. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5600 to 7000 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds around 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North
winds around 15 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. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.