Fri May  3 00:11:59 EDT 2024

Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
1011 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(64 percent) then becoming partly 
                    cloudy(40 percent). 
Min temperature.....26-35F. 
Max humidity........66-78 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after 
                    midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 27-37 mph increasing to 32-46 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....South around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(29 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....53-65F...except 42-52F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........18-22 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 39-51 mph becoming southwest 28-39 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 12000 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....West around 34 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then very good until 1000, 
                    then excellent. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(43 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(60 percent). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    early in the evening. Isolated showers in the 
                    evening. 
Min temperature.....23-34F. 
Max humidity........85-100 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 24-35 mph increasing to 29-40 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Mixing height.......10000 ft agl until 1900. 1500 ft agl after 
                    2000. 
Transport winds.....West around 28 mph until 2000, then northwest 
                    around 15 mph until 0200, then south around 14 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(46 percent). Scattered showers and 
                    isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....46-61F...except 36-49F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........25-36 percent...except 33-46 percent above 
                    10000 feet. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph 
                    increasing to around 15 mph with gusts to 
                    around 30 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 26-37 mph becoming southwest 16-26 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4000 ft agl until 1200, then 7000 ft agl until 
                    1700, then 5000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....South around 24 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows 30 to 41.
Highs 50 to 69. South winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 42. Highs 38 to 58. Southwest
winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 38. Highs 43 to 62. West
winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 38. Highs 45 to 63. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 25 to 36. Highs 40 to 57.