Mon May 20 14:46:08 EDT 2024

West Central Plains-
Including Faith, Ellsworth AFB, New Underwood, and Wall
1245 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers likely. 
Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 45. 
Max humidity........92-98 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......600 to 700 ft agl. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the 
                    morning, then chance of rain showers in the 
                    afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 61. 
Min humidity........47-55 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......4700 to 5900 ft agl. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms 
                    in the evening. Slight chance of rain showers 
                    through the night. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. 
Min temperature.....Around 41. 
Max humidity........86-94 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 70. 
Min humidity........33 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south in the 
                    afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to around 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......7200 to 9100 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds around 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. 
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s.