Thu May 2 17:47:07 EDT 2024 Central Sierra- 246 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min Temperature.....43-53, except 27-37 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......3 degrees down. Max Humidity........63-73 percent, except 73-83 percent above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......5 percent down, except 12 percent down above 6000 feet. Wind - 20 Foot (10 Minute Average) Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley around 5 mph shifting to downslope around 4 mph after midnight. Ridges...........West 3 to 7 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers early in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Max Temperature.....62-72, except 45-55 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up, except 6 degrees down above 6000 feet. Min Humidity........35-45 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent up. Wind - 20 Foot (10 Minute Average) Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley around 4 mph increasing to westerly around 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges...........West around 6 mph increasing to around 9 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2 until 1700, then 1. Ventilation.........Poor to good. Mixing height.......400-5500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. Chc Wetting Rain....0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0500, then mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow after 0500. Min Temperature.....42-52, except 27-37 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......1 degree down, except 10 degrees up above 6000 feet. Max Humidity........78-88 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent up, except 6 percent up above 6000 feet. Wind - 20 Foot (10 Minute Average) Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley around 4 mph shifting to downslope around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges...........Southwest 4 to 9 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming cloudy. Snow likely in the morning. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers likely in the afternoon. Max Temperature.....48-58, except 35-45 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......10 degrees down. Min Humidity........62-72 percent. 24 hr trend......26 percent up. Wind - 20 Foot (10 Minute Average) Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley around 12 mph increasing to westerly around 22 mph in the afternoon. Ridges...........Southwest around 18 mph increasing to around 31 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2. Ventilation.........Poor to excellent. Mixing height.......600-4800 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph. Chc Wetting Rain....40 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Max Temperature.....41-51, except 27-37 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......10 degrees down, except 3 degrees down above 6000 feet. Min Humidity........58-68 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent up, except 2 percent up above 6000 feet. 20-Foot Winds... Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley 6 to 14 mph. Ridges...........West 26 to 38 mph. .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Max Temperature.....52-62, except 38-48 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......7 degrees up. Min Humidity........47-57 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent down, except 11 percent down above 6000 feet. 20-Foot Winds... Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley 6 to 12 mph. Ridges...........Southwest 6 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Max Temperature.....55-65, except 41-51 above 6000 feet. 24 hr trend......4 degrees up. Min Humidity........40-50 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent down, except 7 percent down above 6000 feet. 20-Foot Winds... Slopes...........Upslope/upvalley 6 to 11 mph. Ridges...........Southwest 8 to 16 mph.