Fri May 3 04:59:57 EDT 2024 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 259 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers until late afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then showers and chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......37 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 25 to 35 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.