Fri May 3 05:17:46 EDT 2024 Howard- Including the city of Cresco 417 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny until 1100, then mostly sunny. Areas of dense fog until 0800, then patchy fog until 0900. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....66-71. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 5 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 Hours. Precipitation.......None. Mixing Height.......Around 3700 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....South around 10 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 37000 or good (Ave 12-6 pm). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0600, then mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after 0400. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. LAL.................1 until 0400, then 2. Min temperature.....43-48. Max humidity........88-93 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. Precipitation.......Scattered 0.10 to 0.20 inch amounts. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers until 1300. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Slight chance of showers after 1300. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. LAL.................2 until 1000, then 1 until 1300, then 2 until 1400, then 1. Max temperature.....56-61. Min humidity........64-69 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the northwest 8 to 13 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........6 Hours. Precipitation.......Widespread 0.10 to 0.20 inch amounts. Mixing Height.......Around 2800 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). Transport Winds.....North around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). Smoke Dispersal.....Around 47000 or good (Ave 12-6 pm). .Forecast days 3 through 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 40 TO 45. North winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 TO 70. Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 TO 50. Southeast winds 6 to 11 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs 70 TO 75. Southeast winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 TO 60. Southeast winds 16 to 21 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 TO 75. Southwest winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 TO 55. Southwest winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs 65 TO 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 TO 50. West winds 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs 60 TO 65. West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.