Fri May  3 05:52:35 EDT 2024

Rice-Goodhue-Steele-
Including the cities of Faribault, Red Wing, and Owatonna
452 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....66-71. 
Min humidity........35-40 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......None. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of sun........11 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 4500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 68000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0100, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Chance of rain showers after 0100. Chance of 
                    showers 50 percent. 
Min temperature.....44-49. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 9 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......Widespread 0.10 to 0.20 inch totals. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1300, then partly sunny. Rain 
                    showers until 1000, then chance of rain showers 
                    until 1300. Chance of showers 80 percent. 
Max temperature.....57-62. 
Min humidity........51-56 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......Widespread 0.10 to 0.20 inch totals. 
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
Hours of sun........5 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 3600 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 59000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Northwest winds 5 to
9 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. East 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 rain showers. Highs
70 to 75. Southeast winds 17 to 22 mph with gusts to around
35 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 18 to 23 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Southwest winds 12 to
17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. Southwest winds 11 to
16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 11 to 16 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 60 to 65.
West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.