Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
498 FNUS53 KMPX 190810 FWFMPX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central and South Central Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across central and southern MN and western WI this morning. Another band of stronger storms will move across the same region this afternoon. More active weather is expected through this weekend. Temperatures will remain in the low 80s today and Friday before cooling off to more seasonal normals early next week. MNZ041-042-047>049-200030- Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Morris, Glenwood, and St Cloud 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1600. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........41-46 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph. LAL.................1 until 1600, then 2. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........8 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4600 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 94000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........32-37 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 11 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 45000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-200030- Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, and Center City 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........55-60 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 13 to 18 mph. LAL.................3 until 1000, then 1 until 1300, then 3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Scattered trace to 0.05 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........6 hours. Mixing height.......Around 2900 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 52000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 2200. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........90-95 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........34-39 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 12 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 46000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 11 to 16 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. East winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. $$ MNZ054>056-064-200030- Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........38-43 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 11 to 16 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........10 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4700 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 95000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........77-82 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........28-33 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south late in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 4200 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 41000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 6 to 11 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 8 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. South winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. North winds 5 to 8 mph. $$ MNZ057-058-065>067-073-200030- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Including the cities of Willmar, Litchfield, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, and Redwood Falls 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers after 1300 until 1600. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........43-48 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. LAL.................1 until 1300, then 3. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........8 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 55000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 2200. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........80-85 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. LAL.................2 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........31-36 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3600 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 8 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 37000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 8 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. East winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. South winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. $$ MNZ059>063-068>070-200030- Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, and Hastings 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....81-86. Min humidity........59-64 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. LAL.................3 until 1000, then 1 until 1300, then 3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Scattered 0.05 to 0.10 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........5 hours. Mixing height.......Around 2800 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 47000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until 2200. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....56-61. Max humidity........88-93 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................4 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......Isolated . .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........36-41 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3300 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 11 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 37000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 8 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. $$ MNZ074-075-082-083-091-092-200030- Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Chance of rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1300. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....82-87. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................3 until 1000, then 1 until 1300, then 3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Scattered trace to 0.05 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........7 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3000 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 46000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Slight chance of thunderstorms until 2200. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........84-89 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................3 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3900 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 7 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 35000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. West winds 5 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. $$ MNZ076>078-084-085-093-200030- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Scattered 0.20 to 0.30 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........5 hours. Mixing height.......Around 2500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 43000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until 2200. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................4 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......Scattered trace to 0.05 inch totals. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........34-39 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........6 or high. Hours of sun........12 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 9 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 34000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 7 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. South winds 5 to 6 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 70 to 75. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. $$ WIZ014>016-200030- Polk-Barron-Rusk- Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, and Ladysmith 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Areas of 0.10 to 0.20 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........4 hours. Mixing height.......Around 2500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 18 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 45000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 0100, then mostly clear. Rain showers and thunderstorms likely until 2200, then chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until 0100. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. LAL.................5 until 2200, then 4 until 0100, then 1. Precip amount.......Areas of 0.30 to 0.50 inch totals. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 12 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 44000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 6 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. $$ WIZ023>028-200030- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 310 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........57-62 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................3 until 1600, then 4. Precip amount.......Areas of 0.10 to 0.20 inch totals. Haines Index........4 or low. Hours of sun........4 hours. Mixing height.......Around 2400 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....South around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 40000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Rain showers and thunderstorms until 2200, then chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until 0100. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Min temperature.....57-62. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph early in the evening. LAL.................5 until 2200, then 4 until 0100, then 1. Precip amount.......Widespread 0.20 to 0.30 inch totals. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......None. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 hours. Mixing height.......Around 3200 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....West around 11 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 37000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. South winds 5 to 9 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. North winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 7 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. East winds 5 to 6 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. West winds 5 to 8 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. $$