Thu May  2 16:31:47 EDT 2024

Nye County Deserts/Las Vegas Dispatch-
131 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......47-52. 
*     7000 feet.......39-44. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 6 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......28-33 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......45-50 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 20 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Southwest wind around 10 mph shifting to the 
      north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 
*     Upper slopes....West wind around 10 mph shifting to the northwest 
      after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........6. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 
* Max temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......83-88. 
*     7000 feet.......65-70. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 2 degrees. 
* Min humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......9-12 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......14-17 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. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
*     Upper slopes....North wind around 10 mph shifting to the 
      southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....Southwest around 10 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 
* Mixing height.......9000 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 knots. 
* Ventilation.........Excellent. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* Min temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......50-55. 
*     7000 feet.......44-49. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 4 degrees. 
* Max humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......38-43 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......38-43 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average down 4 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....South wind 5 to 10 mph. 
*     Upper slopes....South wind 5 to 10 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 10 to 20 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........5. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
  Patchy blowing dust. 
* Max temperature: 
*     4000 feet.......80-85. 
*     7000 feet.......61-66. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average down 3 degrees. 
* Min humidity: 
*     4000 feet.......15-20 percent. 
*     7000 feet.......19-27 percent. 
*     24 hr trend.....On average up 7 percent. 
* Wind (slope/valley=20 ft, 10 min avg): 
*     Slope/valley....Windy. South wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 
      to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 60 mph. 
*     Upper slopes....Windy. South wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 
      to 35 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 60 mph. 
*     10000 ft msl....South 40 to 50 mph. 
* CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........4. 
* Mixing height.......7900 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....South 25 to 40 knots. 
* Ventilation.........Excellent. 

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and
isolated showers. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the upper 50s to mid
60s. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s to lower 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs
in the mid to upper 70s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.