Thu May  2 15:21:05 EDT 2024

Northern Foot Hills-
Including Spearfish and Sturgis
120 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the evening. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 33. 
Max humidity........64-70 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph 
                    decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 35 mph decreasing to around 15 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers in the 
                    morning. Chance of rain showers through the 
                    day. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 52. 
Min humidity........34 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5500 to 6900 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 31. 
Max humidity........64-72 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph becoming west around 15 
                    mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......300 to 400 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 62. 
Min humidity........30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to east 15 to 
                    25 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to southeast 
                    around 30 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5600 to 7000 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Very windy. Mostly clear. Slight chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 30 to 40 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Very windy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Southwest
winds 25 to 40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds
around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of 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.