Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument-
339 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1500, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of showers until 1200, then 
                    showers likely and slight chance of 
                    thunderstorms. 
Max temperature.....51-56. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........50-56 percent. 
   24 hr trend......34 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......South around 10 mph and gusty shifting to the 
                    northwest with gusts to around 40 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3000-5000 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (36500-68700 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy 
                    until 0300, then clear. Slight chance of 
                    thunderstorms until 2100. Chance of showers 
                    until 2400. Chance of snow showers after 2000 
                    until 2400. 
Min temperature.....27-32. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........94-100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......31 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph 
                    decreasing to 15 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................3 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.5 percent. 
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4500-26900 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....61-66. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........25-31 percent. 
   24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph 
                    increasing to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph increasing to south 
                    around 15 mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2300-4300 ft AGL increasing to 5900-7100 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (19400 knot-ft) increasing to good (75600 
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very 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.
Southeast winds around 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler, breezy. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 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 slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.