Fri May  3 05:38:11 EDT 2024

Washington County-Sedgwick County-
Including Akron, Cope, Last Chance, Otis, Julesburg, Ovid, 
and Sedgwick
337 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(40-50%) until 1500, then mostly 
                    cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 
                    1200 until 1500. Chance of rain showers after 
                    1300 until 1500, then chance of thunderstorms. 
Max Temperature.....70-74. 
   24 hr trend......7-10 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........23-33%. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 19-29 mph with gusts to 
                    around 45 mph. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. 
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 20 percent in the 
                    afternoon. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 30-40 mph. 
Mixing height.......3000-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 9500-10500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....South 25-30 mph until 0800. Northwest after 
                    1700. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then good until 1200, then 
                    excellent until 1700, then very good. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(60-65%) until 2400, then mostly 
                    clear. Chance of thunderstorms until 2100, then 
                    chance of rain showers until 2200. Slight 
                    chance of thunderstorms after 2100 until 2400. 
Min Temperature.....29-33. 
   24 hr trend......7-10 degrees cooler. 
Max Humidity........96-99%. 
   24 hr trend......20-25% wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Breezy. North winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 
                    around 45 mph until 2400, then northwest 5-12 
                    mph with gusts to around 20 mph. 
Haines Index........2 or very low. 
LAL.................4 until 2400, then 1. 
CWR.................10 percent decreasing to 0 percent after 
                    midnight. 
15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 40-50 mph. 
Mixing height.......1500-2500 ft AGL until 0400, then Below 1000 FT 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North 25-30 mph until 2300. Around 10 mph after 
                    0200. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2400, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max Temperature.....60-64. 
   24 hr trend......10-15 degrees cooler. 
Min Humidity........30-36%. 
   24 hr trend......4-7% wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North winds 4-8 mph until 1200, then southeast 
                    8-15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
Haines Index........2 or very low. 
LAL.................1. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K FT MSL winds....West 35-45 mph. 
Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0700, then 5000-6000 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph until 0700, then light until 
                    0800, then east around 10 mph until 1200, then 
                    south 15-20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then good. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds 13-20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 25-37 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 21-31 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the upper 60s. West winds 16-26 mph.