Fri May  3 05:19:12 EDT 2024

Central Black Hills-
Including Custer, Hill City, and Keystone
318 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, 
                    then chance of snow showers and slight chance 
                    of rain showers in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....39-45. 
Min humidity........48-60 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph increasing to northwest 
                    around 20 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor increasing to good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4000 to 5000 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....21-27. 
Max humidity........71-79 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....51-57. 
Min humidity........32 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 
                    mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to southwest 
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5100 to 6400 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. West winds around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the mid 40s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with possible snow
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s.