Thu May  2 15:21:05 EDT 2024

Mellette and Todd Counties-
Including Mission, White River, and Saint Francis
220 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 34. 
Max humidity........73-79 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. 
                    Gusts to around 25 mph in the evening. 
Haines Index........4 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.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the morning, then rain showers likely in the 
                    afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 53. 
Min humidity........51-57 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. 
                    Gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph increasing to around 30 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 
Mixing height.......2500 to 3200 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear. 
                    Chance of rain showers in the evening, then 
                    slight chance of rain showers after midnight. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 30. 
Max humidity........94-100 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. 
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 61. 
Min humidity........33 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 
Mixing height.......4700 to 5900 ft agl. 


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