Thu May  2 08:01:11 EDT 2024

Cowlitz County Foothills-
500 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy. A slight chance of 
  showers in the afternoon. Snow level 4500 feet. 
* Max Temperature..........55-65, except 49-59 ridges. 
* Min Humidity.............45-55%. 
* 20-Foot Winds............ 
* Valleys/Lwr Slopes.......Upslope 2-6 mph. 
* Ridges/Upr Slopes........Variable 2-6 mph becoming west 3-5 mph 
  early in the afternoon, then becoming variable less than 5 mph 
  late afternoon. 
* CWR......................0%. 
* LAL......................1. 
* Haines Index (High)......3 (very low). 
* Mixing Height............6000 ft agl. 
* Transport Winds..........Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the 
  north in the afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy. 
* Min Temperature..........39-44. 
* Max Humidity.............85-90%. 
* 20-Foot Winds............ 
* Valleys/Lwr Slopes.......Southeast 2-5 mph in the evening 
  becoming drainage less than 5 mph, then becoming southeast 3-6 
  mph early morning. 
* Ridges/Upr Slopes........Variable less than 5 mph becoming 
  southeast 4-7 mph after midnight. 
* CWR......................0%. 
* LAL......................1. 
* Haines Index (High)......2 (very low). 
* Mixing Height............500 ft agl. 
* Transport Winds..........Southwest around 5 mph increasing to 
  southeast after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly sunny. Rain in the afternoon. 
  Snow level 5000 feet. 
* Max Temperature..........56-62, except 50-60 ridges. 
* Min Humidity.............50-60%. 
* 20-Foot Winds............ 
* Valleys/Lwr Slopes.......Southeast 4-7 mph increasing to 8-11 mph 
  with gusts up to 25 mph beginning late morning. 
* Ridges/Upr Slopes........Southeast 6-9 mph increasing to 10-13 
  mph beginning late morning. 
* CWR......................30%. 
* LAL......................1. 
* Haines Index (High)......3 (very low). 
* Mixing Height............4500 ft agl. 
* Transport Winds..........Southeast around 15 mph increasing to 
  south in the afternoon. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY EVENING...Rain. Southeast winds 11-13 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Showers. Snow level 4500 feet. Lows
38-46. Highs 44-54. Southwest winds 6-9 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Minimum humidity 80-90%. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow
level 4000 feet. Lows 38-45. Highs 43-53. West winds 8-10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph. Minimum humidity 80-90%. 
.TUESDAY...Rain. Snow level 3000 feet. Lows 36-41. Highs 45-55.
West winds 7-10 mph. Minimum humidity 70-80%. 
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of rain. Partly cloudy. Snow level
3500 feet. Lows 35-41. Highs 47-57. Northwest winds 5-8 mph.
Minimum humidity 65-75%. 

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               TEMPERATURE     /       HUMIDITY      

Elk Rock     59     40     60  /   51     87     54