Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(39 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....65-70F. 
Min humidity........18-23 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 15-25 mph with gusts to around 35 
                    mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 38-48 mph decreasing to 26-41 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1100. 12000 ft agl after 
                    1400. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 29 mph until 1700, then around 
                    25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then very good until 1200, 
                    then excellent. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(60 percent) then becoming partly 
                    cloudy(41 percent). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    early in the evening, then isolated showers 
                    late in the evening. Patchy frost early in the 
                    morning. 
Min temperature.....30-34F. 
Max humidity........89-96 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North around 20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph 
                    decreasing to around 10 mph with gusts to 
                    around 35 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 24-35 mph increasing to 31-41 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Mixing height.......8000 ft agl until 1900, then 1500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 22 mph until 1900. North around 14 
                    mph after 2000. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(31 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....54-61F. 
Min humidity........28-34 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5-15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 27-37 mph becoming southwest 20-30 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 mph until 0800, then south 
                    around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
to upper 30s. Highs 65 to 72. South winds around 25 mph. Gusts up
to 45 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs 52 to 61. Southwest winds around 25 mph. Gusts up
to 50 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs
57 to 66. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Highs
56 to 65. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower to mid 30s. Highs 52 to 60.