Thu May  2 17:31:08 EDT 2024

Kittitas Valley-
230 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature.....37-42. 
* Max humidity........57-71 percent. 
* Humidity recovery...Moderate. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 2 to 7 mph. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 2 to 7 mph. 
* CWR.................0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......500 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. 

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. 
* Max temperature.....62-68...except 53-63 ridges. 
* Min humidity........22-29 percent. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 1 to 5 mph increasing to 
      southeast 9 to 15 mph in the afternoon. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 3 to 7 mph increasing to 
      southeast 12 to 18 mph in the afternoon. 
* CWR.................0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......8000 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....East around 5 mph increasing to south around 
  20 mph in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the 
  evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
* Min temperature.....44-49. 
* Max humidity........71-86 percent. 
* Humidity recovery...Good...except Excellent ridges. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 6 to 12 mph. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 7 to 13 mph. 
* CWR.................20 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......500 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely. 
* Max temperature.....52-59...except 46-54 ridges. 
* Min humidity........50-65 percent. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 6 to 12 mph. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 7 to 13 mph. 
* CWR.................70 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 39 to 44.
Highs 50 to 58. Northwest winds 13 to 19 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows 37 to 42.
Highs 52 to 60. West winds 12 to 18 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 51 to 59. West
winds 9 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 56 to 63. West
winds 8 to 14 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 64 to 70. North
winds 4 to 10 mph.