Fri May 17 08:57:32 EDT 2024

East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)-
East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National
Recreation Area (Zone 697)-
East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698)-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Lake Wenatchee Area, 
Leavenworth, and Stehekin
557 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

.Today...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. A chance of rain and mountain
  snow showers, mainly in the morning. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Max Temperature.....53-63 valleys and 41-51 mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........8 degrees cooler. 
* Min Humidity........30-45 percent valleys and 40-55 percent 
  mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........4 percent drier valleys, and 15 percent drier 
   mountains. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northwest 8 to 19 mph with gusts to
      around 30 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Breezy. West 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
      around 45 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....Northwest 20 to 35 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Min Temperature.....36-45 valleys and 27-37 mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........1 degree warmer. 
* Max Humidity........65-80 percent. 
*  24 hr Trend........20 percent drier valleys, and 10 percent drier 
   mountains. 
* Humidity Recovery...Good. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northwest 5 to 16 mph. Gusts to around
      26 mph in the evening. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....West 12 to 23 mph. Gusts to around 40 
      mph in the evening. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL falling to near surface. 
* Transport Winds.....West 15 to 25 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....0 percent. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny. A chance of valley rain and 
  mountain snow showers. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Max Temperature.....52-62 valleys and 41-51 mountains. 
* Min Humidity........30-45 percent valleys and 45-60 percent 
  mountains. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West 3 to 8 mph in the morning
      increasing to 9 to 12 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in 
      the afternoon and evening. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....West 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 
      mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....West 10 to 20 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 


.Forecast Days 3 Through 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of valley rain and mountain
snow showers. Lows 36 to 45 valleys...27 to 37 mountains. Highs
54 to 64 valleys...44 to 54 mountains. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 47 valleys...30 to
40 mountains. Highs 62 to 72 valleys...51 to 61 mountains. West
wind 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers, high mountain snow
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows 42 to
51 valleys...33 to 43 mountains. Highs 56 to 66 valleys...46 to
56 mountains. West wind 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers, high
mountain snow showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40 to 50 valleys...
33 to 43 mountains. Highs 55 to 65 valleys...43 to 53 mountains. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain
snow showers. Lows 39 to 49 valleys...32 to 42 mountains. Highs
58 to 68 valleys...46 to 56 mountains. 

.8 to 14 Day Outlook for May 24 - 30 2024

Below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.