Thu May  2 16:46:35 EDT 2024

Cottonwood-
Including the cities of Windom and Mountain Lake
346 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until midnight, then clear. 
Min temperature.....39-44. 
Max humidity........83-88 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph with gusts to 
                    around 20 mph. 
Precipitation.......None. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny until 1200, then partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....65-70. 
Min humidity........33-38 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to 
                    around 22 mph. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of Sun........10 hours. 
Precipitation.......None. 
Mixing Height.......Around 5400 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 108000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until midnight, 
                    then showers. Chance of showers 80 percent. 
Min temperature.....43-48. 
Max humidity........88-93 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. 
Precipitation.......Widespread 0.10 to 0.20 inch amounts. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny until 1200, then partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers until 1200. Chance of showers 
                    50 percent. 
Max temperature.....58-63. 
Min humidity........43-48 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
Hours of Sun........9 hours. 
Precipitation.......Isolated trace to 0.05 inch amounts. 
Mixing Height.......Around 6000 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 15 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 92000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows
45 to 50. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
23 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Southeast winds 19 to 24 mph with
gusts to around 39 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
50 to 55. South winds 19 to 24 mph with gusts to around 39 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs 65 to
70. Southwest winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 32 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph with
gusts to around 28 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs in the 60s.
West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 27 mph. Chance of
showers 30 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s. Northwest winds 12 to 17 mph with
gusts to around 26 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 24 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.