Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Bent County Including Las Animas-
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.....74-79F. 
Min humidity........23-32 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 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 39-51 mph decreasing to 30-44 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1100, then 5500 ft agl until 
                    1200, then 8500 ft agl until 1300, then 11000 
                    ft agl until 1700, then 9000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1200. Excellent after 1400. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(59 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms early in the evening, then 
                    scattered thunderstorms in the evening. 
                    Isolated thunderstorms after midnight. 
Min temperature.....39-42F. 
Max humidity........76-85 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
20-foot winds.......East around 20 mph shifting to the north after 
                    midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 32 mph. 
Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 24 mph until 2200, then 
                    northeast around 36 mph until 0100, then north 
                    around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(35 percent). 
Max temperature.....64-68F. 
Min humidity........27-30 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North around 10 mph shifting to the east with 
                    gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 25-36 mph decreasing to 19-29 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 11 mph until 1300, then 
                    southeast. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
to upper 40s. Highs 76 to 82. Southeast winds around 30 mph.
Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
to mid 70s. Southwest winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs near
80. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 40. Highs in the mid to
upper 70s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs near 70.