Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Mellette and Todd Counties-
Including Mission, White River, and Saint Francis
334 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 87. 
Min humidity........23 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair 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 49. 
Max humidity........69 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 15 to 25 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest 20 to 30 mph after midnight. 
                    Gusts to around 40 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 mph increasing to northwest 
                    around 45 mph after midnight. 
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 71. 
Min humidity........25 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 40 mph becoming west around 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......4800 to 6100 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. North
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
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.