Thu May  2 07:19:40 EDT 2024

Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)-
Including the cities of St. Maries, Rathdrum Prairie, 
Silver Valley, Bonners Ferry, and Priest Lake
419 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.Today...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Widespread frost early in the 
  morning. A chance of valley rain showers in the late morning and 
  afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* LAL.................2. 
* Max Temperature.....55-62 valleys and 45-55 mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........7 degrees warmer. 
* Min Humidity........30-45 percent valleys and 40-55 percent 
  mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........5 percent drier valleys, and 10 percent drier 
   mountains. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northwest 3 to 6 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northwest 3 to 8 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms 
  early in the evening. A chance of rain showers in the evening. A 
  chance of sprinkles overnight. Widespread frost overnight. 
* LAL.................2. 
* Min Temperature.....35-42 valleys and 29-37 mountains. 
*  24 hr Trend........5 degrees warmer. 
* Max Humidity........75-90 percent. 
*  24 hr Trend........10 percent wetter valleys, and 10 percent 
   drier mountains. 
* Humidity Recovery...Good. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast 3 to 6 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast 3 to 8 mph. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft AGL falling to near surface. 
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....10 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the 
  late morning and afternoon. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Max Temperature.....59-65 valleys and 50-60 mountains. 
* Min Humidity........30-40 percent valleys and 35-50 percent 
  mountains. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast 3 to 6 mph. 
*     Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast 3 to 6 mph. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low. 
* Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL. 
* Transport Winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph. 
* CWR (> 0.10 IN).....0 percent. 


.Forecast Days 3 Through 7......
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows 40 to
47 valleys...34 to 43 mountains. Highs 64 to 70 valleys...54 to
64 mountains. East wind 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Rain and high mountain snow showers. Lows 39 to
45. Highs 43 to 53 valleys...36 to 46 mountains. Southwest wind
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Valley rain showers, mountain snow showers and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 34 to 42. Highs 46 to 54 valleys...37 to
47 mountains. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Valley rain and mountain snow showers likely. Lows
33 to 40. Highs 47 to 55 valleys...38 to 48 mountains. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of valley rain and mountain
snow showers. Lows 32 to 40. Highs 50 to 59 valleys...41 to
51 mountains. 

.8 to 14 Day Outlook for May 09 - 15 2024

Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.