Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest-
339 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers until 
                    0900. Chance of showers. 
Max temperature.....47-52. 
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........51-57 percent. 
   24 hr trend......45 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......North around 10 mph with higher gusts. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.25 percent. 
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1200-3200 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17600-32400 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2400, then clear. Slight 
                    chance of showers until 2400. 
Min temperature.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........88-94 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. 
Mixing height.......700-2700 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6800-17800 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....62-67. 
   24 hr trend......16 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........22-28 percent. 
   24 hr trend......33 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph and gusty. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. 
Mixing height.......2400-4400 ft AGL increasing to 6200-7700 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (20700 knot-ft) increasing to good (74400 
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the mid 50s.