Fri May  3 04:04:53 EDT 2024

Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
Including the cities of Hastings, Charlotte, Lansing, Kalamazoo, 
Battle Creek, and Jackson
404 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers 
                    until 2 PM. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of 
                    rain showers after 2 PM. 
Chance of pcpn......80 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 73. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........51-56 percent. 
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest around 8 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......3100-3600 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....230-400 (fair to good). 
Pcpn Amount.........0.03-0.18 in. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent) until 5 AM, then 
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). 
Min temperature.....52-57. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........91-96 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Mixing height.......600-1100 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....80-90 (poor). 
Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.01 in. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 77. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........52-57 percent. 
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......3400-3900 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....290-370 (fair to good). 
Pcpn Amount.........none to 0.02 in.