Thu May  2 15:21:05 EDT 2024

Southern Black Hills-
Including Pringle, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave
120 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 33. 
Max humidity........65-71 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph becoming northeast 
                    around 10 mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow showers and rain showers 
                    likely in the morning, then chance of rain 
                    showers and snow showers in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 48. 
Min humidity........39-51 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph increasing to northwest 
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4800 to 6100 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 29. 
Max humidity........70-76 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph decreasing to around 10 
                    mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 59. 
Min humidity........29 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5200 to 6600 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 20 to 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the lower 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.