Thu May  2 16:38:31 EDT 2024

Lake IN-
Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, and Merrillville
338 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           mcldy        pcldy        mclear       pcldy        
Precip Type           tstms        showers      None         tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           20                        20           
Max Temp (24HR Trend)              64 (-17)                  78           
Min RH % (24HR Trend)              56 (+8)                   52           
Min Temp (24HR Trend) 61 (+9)                   47                        
Max RH % (24HR Trend) 96 (+22)                  93                        
20FT Wind AM (MPH)                 N 7-9                     SE 5         
20FT Wind PM (MPH)    S 5-7        N 7-9        Lgt/Var      S 5          
Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) 16           17                                     
Precip Amount (IN)    0.25-0.50    0.01-0.05    0.00         0.01-0.05    
11 AM Mixing Hgt (FT)              2000                      2900         
Max Mixing Hgt (FT)                2000                      5300         
Transport Wnd (MPH)                N 17                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (MPH-FT)                 29300                     39000        
Vent Rate Category                 poor                      poor         
LAL                   4            2            1            2            
Haines Index                       4-Low                     5-Med        

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
(WINDS ARE 20 FT LEVEL)

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. East winds around
10 mph, becoming south after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Thunderstorms likely. Showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. South winds around 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.