Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(43 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Scattered 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....71-78F. 
Min humidity........17-29 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South 10-20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing 
                    to 40 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 35-49 mph decreasing to 25-37 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1000, then 4500 ft agl until 
                    1100, then 8000 ft agl until 1200, then 13000 
                    ft agl until 1700, then 10500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1100, then very good until 1200, 
                    then excellent. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(44 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(58 percent). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    until early morning. 
Min temperature.....39-42F. 
Max humidity........76-83 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the north 
                    after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 29 mph. 
Mixing height.......7500 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph until 2300, then north 
                    around 22 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(42 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....62-69F. 
Min humidity........25-32 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North around 10 mph shifting to the east in the 
                    afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph until 1200. Southeast 
                    around 21 mph after 1700. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
to upper 40s. Highs 72 to 81. South winds around 30 mph. Gusts up
to 55 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 67 to 73. Southwest
winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
73 to 79. West winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
70s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Highs 65 to 70.