Fri May  3 03:41:21 EDT 2024

Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-
McDowell Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Swiss, 
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine, 
Poplar, Patterson, Jonas Ridge, Ashford, Sugar Hill, Woodlawn, 
and Old Fort
340 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           80           
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Max/Min Temp          77           59           69           
Min/Max RH %          42           100          73           
Wind 20FT/Early(MPH)  SW  3        SW  4        SE  5        
Wind 20FT/Late(MPH)   SW  5        SE  4        S  7         
Precip Duration       2            2            4            
Precip Amount         0.11         0.11         0.57         
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
LAL                   3            3            4            
Inversion(Temp/Time)  64/0900      None         None         
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Haines Index          4            3            3            
DSI                   2                         1            
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    5900                      2100         
Transport Wnd (MPH)   SW 10                     S 10         
Vent Rate (MPH-FT)    59000                     21000        
ADI Early             53 Gen Good  9 Poor       13 Gen Poor  
ADI Late              56 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            4            
Min VSBY Early        9            9            2 Fog        
Min VSBY Late         9            1 Fog        2 Fog        
Turner Stability      3            5            3            

Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.