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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
358 PM PDT SUN MAY 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 24.
DISCUSSION
THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIND GUSTS DECREASING THROUGH SUNSET. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH TOWARD THE REGION MONDAY AND PASS MONDAY EVENING.
THIS WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS LATER IN THE DAY, WITH
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AFTER
ABOUT 1500, WITH MORE LIKELY CHANCES DEVELOPING AFTER
1700-1800. SOME GUIDANCE INDICATES A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS IN THE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON, BUT THE
RISK IS ONLY AROUND 5 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MILD, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S THROUGH
MONDAY. HIGHS DROP TO THE LOWER 60S BY TUESDAY.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 100.
CATEGORIES: LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500),
HIGH (500-800), AND VERY HIGH (> 800).
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REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH
WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1092).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (827) DECREASING TO LOW (57)
OVERNIGHT.
MEMORIAL DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH, INCREASING TO
8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER
1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (454) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (950) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN
THE EVENING...TURNING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (296).
FORECASTER...MSC
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HAVEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/24/26
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