Thu May  2 16:31:47 EDT 2024

Lincoln County/Ely Dispatch-
131 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* Min temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......46-51. 
*     7000 feet.......36-41. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 7 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......22-27 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......39-44 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Southwest wind around 10 mph shifting to the 
      northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 
*     Upper slopes....Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 
      25 mph shifting to the west after midnight. 
*     10000 ft msl....West 15 to 25 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........6. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 
* Max temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......82-87. 
*     7000 feet.......65-70. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 degrees. 
* Min humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......10-12 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......14-19 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....North wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 
      around 10 mph in the afternoon. 
*     Upper slopes....North wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 
      around 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 
* Mixing height.......10900 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....Light winds. 
* Ventilation.........Very good. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* Min temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......48-53. 
*     7000 feet.......37-42. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......33-38 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......43-48 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 7 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....South wind around 10 mph shifting to the east up 
      to 10 mph after midnight. 
*     Upper slopes....Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 15 to 25 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy 
  blowing dust. 
* Max temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......82-87. 
*     7000 feet.......66-71. 
*     24 hr trend.....Little change. 
* Min humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......12-15 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......15-21 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 3 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Windy. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 
      south 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 60 mph. 
*     Upper slopes....Windy. South wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 
      around 55 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to around 
      65 mph in the afternoon. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 35 to 45 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........3. 
* Mixing height.......10500 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....South 25 to 40 knots. 
* Ventilation.........Excellent. 

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Cooler, windy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust.
Scattered showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the 30s. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. West wind 20 to
30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs
in the lower to mid 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the mid 70s to
lower 80s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.