Fri May  3 05:52:35 EDT 2024

Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-
Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, and Hudson
452 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog until 1000. 
Max temperature.....64-69. 
Min humidity........37-42 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......None. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Hours of sun........11 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 4600 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 86000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers after 
                    0100. Chance of showers 50 percent. 
Min temperature.....42-47. 
Max humidity........92-97 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the east 5 
                    to 8 mph in the late evening and overnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......Scattered 0.05 to 0.10 inch totals. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1300, then partly sunny. Rain 
                    showers until 1000, then chance of rain showers 
                    until 1600. Chance of showers 80 percent. 
Max temperature.....56-61. 
Min humidity........53-58 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest 6 to 11 mph in the late morning and 
                    afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Precip amount.......Widespread 0.20 to 0.30 inch totals. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
Hours of sun........4 hours. 
Mixing height.......Around 2900 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 13 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). 
Smoke dispersal.....Around 40000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Northwest winds
5 to 8 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to
7 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Southeast winds 7 to
12 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Southeast winds 13 to
18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Southeast winds 16 to
21 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Rain showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. South winds 11 to 16 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. Southwest winds 12 to
17 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Southwest winds
11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 65. Northwest winds 8 to
13 mph.