Thu May  2 15:21:05 EDT 2024

Weston County Plains-
Including Newcastle, Upton, and Rochelle
120 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 30. 
Max humidity........70-80 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph becoming north around 
                    15 mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and rain 
                    showers in the morning, then slight chance of 
                    rain showers in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 51. 
Min humidity........31 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5600 to 7100 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 26. 
Max humidity........78-84 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 
                    mph after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph becoming northeast 
                    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 63. 
Min humidity........22 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. 
Haines Index........3 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5600 to 7100 ft agl. 


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