Fri May  3 05:19:12 EDT 2024

Pine Ridge Area-
Including Pine Ridge, Oelrichs, Batesland, and Kyle
318 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of rain showers. 
Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 46. 
Min humidity........59-67 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast 15 to 20 mph. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......2400 to 3100 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear. 
                    Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 26. 
Max humidity........90-98 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 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.....Around 63. 
Min humidity........29 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........6 high potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to around 25 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5200 to 6600 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
in the upper 60s. South winds 30 to 40 mph. 
.MONDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 35 to 40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
West winds 25 to 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 50s.