Fri May  3 04:16:45 EDT 2024

Benson-
Including the cities of Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, 
and Minnewaukan
316 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....51-56. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........59-64 percent. 
   24 hr trend......28 percent lower. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......trace to 0.10 inch amounts.
Hours of Sunshine...6. 
Haines index........3 (very low). 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (around 70700 Knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......Around 4200 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the evening. 
Min temperature.....35-40. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
Max humidity........95-100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in 
                    the evening. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......trace to 0.10 inch amounts.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. 
Max temperature.....52-57. 
   24 hr trend......Little change. 
Min humidity........49-54 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent lower. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precipitation.......Isolated None.
Hours of Sunshine...6. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (around 47600 Knot-ft). 
Mixing height.......Around 4900 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around
20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Windy. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 60. Southeast winds
around 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southeast winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. North winds around 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs in the upper
50s. North winds around 15 mph.