Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Badlands Area-
Including Interior, Scenic, Rockyford, and Wanblee
234 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 86. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 20 mph. 
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.....Fair 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 47. 
Max humidity........68 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 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 becoming northwest and 
                    increasing to around 50 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........22 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 25 mph. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph becoming west around 25 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......5400 to 6800 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 60. North winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.