Fri May  3 05:10:21 EDT 2024

Hutchinson-
Including the cities of Parkston, Freeman, Menno, Tripp, 
and Clayton
410 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of rain showers after 1200. 
                    Chance of showers 20 percent. 
Max temperature.....63-68. 
Min humidity........40-45 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 19 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 or high. 
Hours of Sun........6 hours. 
Precipitation.......Isolated trace to 0.05 inch amounts. 
Mixing Height.......Around 3100 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 6 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 29000 or fair (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until midnight, 
                    then showers. Chance of showers 90 percent. 
Min temperature.....39-44. 
Max humidity........92-97 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 
                    29 mph. 
Precipitation.......Widespread 0.20 to 0.30 inch amounts. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly sunny. 
                    Chance of showers until 1200. Chance of showers 
                    40 percent. 
Max temperature.....60-65. 
Min humidity........34-39 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. 
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
Hours of Sun........12 hours. 
Precipitation.......Isolated trace to 0.05 inch amounts. 
Mixing Height.......Around 6000 ft AGL (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 12 mph (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Smoke Dispersal.....Around 68000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 pm). 
Max GFDI Index......Low. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. Southeast winds 17 to 22 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Warmer, breezy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of
showers. Lows in the 50s. Southeast winds 21 to 26 mph with gusts
to around 42 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Southeast winds 23 to 28 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. South winds 21 to 26 mph with gusts
to around 42 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs 65 to
70. Southwest winds 16 to 21 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s. Southwest winds 14 to
19 mph with gusts to around 31 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs in
the 60s. West winds 14 to 19 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Chance of showers 20 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s. West winds 13 to 18 mph with
gusts to around 29 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs 60 to 65.
Northwest winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 29 mph. Chance
of showers 30 percent.