Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
460 FNUS53 KMPX 160917 FWFMPX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central and South Central Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN WESTERN MN... .DISCUSSION... Although dry weather is expected today, cloudy skies and cooler temperatures will temper fire weather conditions. Friday and Saturday, elevated fire weather conditions are expected west of the MS River north of the Twin Cities and west of I-35 south of the Twin Cities. Friday will see 10-20mph southwest winds push temperatures to near 90 in western MN, allowing afternoon humidities to fall under 30%. Friday night, a dry cold front will pass through western MN, with 15 to 25 mph west winds expected for Saturday in western MN, with afternoon RHs again falling below 30%. Trends for Sunday afternoon into Sunday night is for a widespread rain event to push across the area. MNZ041-042-047>049-170030- Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Morris, Glenwood, and St Cloud 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1300, then partly sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........7 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4700 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 14 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 69000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....50-55. Max humidity........83-88 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 6 to 11 mph in the late evening and overnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....82-87. Min humidity........24-29 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........13 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 98000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 12 to 17 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 17 to 22 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. West winds 8 to 13 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-170030- Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, and Center City 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1300, then partly sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......Nonetrace to 0.05 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........5 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4600 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 73000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....47-52. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph early in the evening becoming light, then becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........31-36 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 19 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 106000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 12 to 17 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 7 to 12 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. $$ MNZ054>056-064-170030- Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....70-75. Min humidity........36-41 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........9 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5700 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 13 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 74000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........77-82 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the south 8 to 13 mph in the late evening and overnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....85-90. Min humidity........22-27 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........13 hours. Mixing height.......Around 6200 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 114000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65 to 70. South winds 17 to 22 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 12 to 17 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 8 to 13 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 6 to 11 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. $$ MNZ057-058-065>067-073-170030- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Including the cities of Willmar, Litchfield, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, and Redwood Falls 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....69-74. Min humidity........36-41 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........8 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5300 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 14 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 76000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........81-86 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 7 to 12 mph in the late evening and overnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....84-89. Min humidity........24-29 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........13 hours. Mixing height.......Around 6300 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 134000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 12 to 17 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 7 to 12 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 12 to 17 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. $$ MNZ059>063-068>070-170030- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, and Hastings 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. Min humidity........44-49 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 6 to 11 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......Nonetrace to 0.05 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........6 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4900 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 77000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........89-94 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph early in the evening becoming light, then becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....81-86. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........13 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5700 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 112000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 8 to 13 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 8 to 13 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 8 to 13 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. $$ MNZ074-075-082-083-091-092-170030- Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....69-74. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 6 to 11 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........8 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 13 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 67000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....50-55. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 5 to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....83-88. Min humidity........25-30 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 14 to 19 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........14 hours. Mixing height.......Around 6000 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 129000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 8 to 13 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. North winds 6 to 11 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 13 to 18 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ MNZ076>078-084-085-093-170030- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. Min humidity........51-56 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 7 to 12 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......Nonetrace to 0.05 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........7 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 15 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 65000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........88-93 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the south 5 to 8 mph in the late evening and overnight. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........28-33 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 11 to 16 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........14 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5700 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 100000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 13 to 18 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 8 to 13 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. $$ WIZ014>016-023-170030- Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix- Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, and Hudson 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy until 1300, then partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....62-67. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................2 until 1300, then 1. Precip amount.......None0.05 to 0.10 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........4 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 59000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....45-50. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph early in the evening becoming light, then becoming south around 5 mph early in the morning. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........32-37 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4900 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 79000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 12 to 17 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. North winds 5 to 7 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 6 to 11 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. $$ WIZ024>028-170030- Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 417 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........54-59 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................3 until 1000, then 2 until 1300, then 1. Precip amount.......Isolated 0.10 to 0.20 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........6 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4000 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 64000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....47-52. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening becoming light. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........32-37 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 6 to 11 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........13 hours. Mixing height.......Around 5000 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 14 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 70000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 60. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 6 to 11 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 5 to 8 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. North winds 5 to 7 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 6 to 11 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. $$