Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(36 percent). 
Max temperature.....54-76F...except 47-53F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........12-16 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-15 mph...except southwest 10-25 mph 
                    mountain top winds. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 37-51 mph becoming southwest 28-38 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 13500 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....West around 17 mph until 0900, then around 32 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(41 percent). 
Min temperature.....28-39F...except 25-28F above 10000 feet. 
Max humidity........78-92 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 15 mph with gusts to around 45 
                    mph shifting to the southeast with gusts to 
                    around 25 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 27 mph. 
Mixing height.......11500 ft agl until 1900. 2000 ft agl after 
                    2000. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph until 2200, then 
                    northeast until 2400, then southeast around 13 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(43 percent). Isolated showers 
                    early in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms 
                    in the afternoon. Scattered showers late in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....49-66F...except 42-48F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........27-35 percent...except 38-43 percent above 
                    10000 feet. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 23-33 mph becoming southwest 17-29 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 32 to 43. Highs 56 to 79. South winds around
25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
31 to 46. Highs 41 to 63. Southwest winds around 25 mph. Gusts up
to 55 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 40. Highs 46 to 68. West
winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 40. Highs 47 to 67. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 27 to 38.
Highs 46 to 62.