Fri May  3 05:19:12 EDT 2024

Butte County Area-
Including Belle Fourche, Colony, and Newell
318 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 53. 
Min humidity........33 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate 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.......5900 to 7400 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 28. 
Max humidity........76-82 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 
                    mph after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph becoming west around 10 
                    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........27 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 20 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........6 high 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.......5600 to 7100 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Very windy. Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs
in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph. 
.MONDAY...Very windy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cooler, windy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds
30 to 35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs around 50. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 50s.