Thu May  2 15:42:33 EDT 2024

Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........73 percent. 
   24 hr trend......33 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400-11100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the south after 
                    midnight. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the 
                    morning. Chance of rain showers in the 
                    afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late 
                    in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....62-67. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........35 percent. 
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. 
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. 
Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2300-7100 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest 
                    around 30 mph in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain 
                    showers and chance of thunderstorms in the 
                    evening, then slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms after midnight. 
Min temperature.....31-36. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......33 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph 
                    after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the 
                    morning. 
Max temperature.....59-64. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........30 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast 
                    in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 
Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6400 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s.