Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(27 percent). 
Max temperature.....72-77F. 
Min humidity........10-11 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph with gusts to around 25 
                    mph increasing to around 20 mph with gusts to 
                    around 40 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 32-45 mph decreasing to 24-36 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 1000. 15000 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 16 mph until 1100, then around 
                    29 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000. Excellent after 1300. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(33 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(58 percent). 
Min temperature.....36-39F. 
Max humidity........79-85 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 15 mph with gusts to around 40 
                    mph shifting to the northeast with gusts to 
                    around 25 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 26 mph. 
Mixing height.......12500 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 19 mph until 2200, then 
                    northeast around 12 mph until 0400, then around 
                    9 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(50 percent). Scattered showers and 
                    isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....62-64F. 
Min humidity........27-30 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
20-foot winds.......East 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....Southwest 20-31 mph decreasing to 14-24 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....East around 8 mph until 1000, then southeast 
                    around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. South winds around
25 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs
59 to 64. Southwest winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 40. Highs in the mid to upper
60s. West winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid to upper 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid to upper 30s. Highs near 60.