Thu May  2 15:42:33 EDT 2024

Loess Plains-
242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....Around 39. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........80 percent. 
   24 hr trend......24 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 
                    after midnight. 
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.....Northeast 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.....Around 72. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........34 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 
                    25 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. 
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-6100 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain 
                    showers until early morning. 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......24 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......1300-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1600 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph 
                    after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. 
Max temperature.....62-67. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........35 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-5600 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.