Fri May  3 03:41:21 EDT 2024

Alexander-Catawba-Cleveland-Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-
Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-
Including the cities of Bethlehem, Ellendale, Millersville, 
Taylorsville, Hiddenite, Stony Point, Hickory, Newton, 
St. Stephens, Shelby, Kings Mountain, Kings Creek, Lenoir, 
Sawmills, Granite Falls, Morganton, Pleasant Grove, Valdese, 
Marion, Nebo, Dysartsville, Fero, Glenwood, Forest City, 
Rutherfordton, Spindale, Tryon, Columbus, and Mill Spring
340 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           PCldy        MCldy        MCldy        
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           80           
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Max/Min Temp          84           63           74           
Min/Max RH %          39           100          70           
Wind 20FT/Early(MPH)  Lgt/Var      W  3         SE  4        
Wind 20FT/Late(MPH)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Duration       0            2            4            
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.48         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
LAL                   3            3            4            
Inversion(Temp/Time)  67/0900      2100         64/0800      
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Haines Index          4            4            3            
DSI                   2                         1            
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    7200                      2300         
Transport Wnd (MPH)   S 10                      S 10         
Vent Rate (MPH-FT)    72000                     23000        
ADI Early             31 Fair      18 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  
ADI Late              69 Good      3 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            4            
Min VSBY Early        9            9            3 Fog        
Min VSBY Late         9            5 Fog        3 Fog        
Turner Stability      2            6            3            

Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
Wind Profile Analysis: Favorable.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and
a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.