Thu May  2 16:31:47 EDT 2024

Northwest Deserts/Northwest Plateau-
131 PM MST Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature: 
*     3000 feet.......52-57. 
*     6000 feet.......36-41. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 4 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     3000 feet.......31-36 percent. 
*     6000 feet.......29-34 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 7 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the 
      southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 
*     Upper slopes....Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 
* Max temperature: 
*     3000 feet.......85-90. 
*     6000 feet.......69-74. 
*     24 hr trend.....Little change. 
* Min humidity: 
*     3000 feet.......10-15 percent. 
*     6000 feet.......13-18 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 3 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
*     Upper slopes....Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 
* Mixing height.......11100 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 knots. 
* Ventilation.........Excellent. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature: 
*     3000 feet.......53-58. 
*     6000 feet.......39-44. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     3000 feet.......34-39 percent. 
*     6000 feet.......40-45 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 6 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....South winds around 10 mph shifting to the 
      southeast after midnight. 
*     Upper slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 10 to 15 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........4. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* Max temperature: 
*     3000 feet.......86-91. 
*     6000 feet.......69-74. 
*     24 hr trend.....Little change. 
* Min humidity: 
*     3000 feet.......11-16 percent. 
*     6000 feet.......15-20 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Windy. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 
      around 45 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 
      60 mph in the afternoon. 
*     Upper slopes....South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 45 
      mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 
      around 60 mph in the afternoon. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 20 to 30 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........3. 
* Mixing height.......9200 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....South 15 to 25 knots. 
* Ventilation.........Excellent. 

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid
50s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the
lower to mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs
in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.