Fri May  3 05:39:22 EDT 2024

Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle-
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.....53-58. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........43-49 percent. 
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......South around 15 mph with higher gusts shifting 
                    to the northwest with gusts to around 50 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph shifting to the west in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2200-4200 ft AGL increasing to 5200-7200 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (44200 knot-ft) increasing to very good 
                    (124800 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy. 
                    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......7 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......31 percent wetter. 
Humidity recovery...Excellent. 
20-foot winds.......North around 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph 
                    becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................3 until 2100, then 1. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing height.......600-2600 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7100-38000 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....58-63. 
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........27-33 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 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.....East around 5 mph shifting to the south in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2100-4100 ft AGL increasing to 5300-6300 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (16900-63400 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. 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 around 40.
Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers, slight chance
of thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s.