Mon May 20 14:46:08 EDT 2024

Weston County Plains-
Including Newcastle, Upton, and Rochelle
1245 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance of 
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of 
                    rain showers after midnight. 
Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. 
Min temperature.....Around 41. 
Max humidity........97 percent. 
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the north after 
                    midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......1200 to 1400 ft agl. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, 
                    then rain showers and slight chance of 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Max temperature.....Around 51. 
Min humidity........60-68 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......2500 to 3200 ft agl. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 
                    evening, then slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms after midnight. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
LAL.................3 until 2400, then 2. 
Min temperature.....Around 35. 
Max humidity........99 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. 
                    Gusts to around 20 mph in the evening. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 65. 
Min humidity........27 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......7100 to 8900 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows
around 40. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.