Thu May  2 15:42:33 EDT 2024

Loup Rivers Basin-
242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....36-41. 
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........82 percent. 
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400-6700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south after 
                    midnight. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....65-70. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........34 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 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.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-6400 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers until early 
                    morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through 
                    the night. Chance of showers early in the 
                    morning. 
Min temperature.....35-40. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......1200-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1400 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph 
                    after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the 
                    morning. 
Max temperature.....Around 62. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........35 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......400-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6000 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to
20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.