751
FNUS73 KFSD 051545
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOE WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1045 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HEADING INTO SOUTHWESTERN MN, ANOTHER MILD AND BREEZY DAY IS AHEAD
WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID 50S. AS MIXING CONTINUES TO INCREASE
INTO LATE MORNING, SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BECOME EXCELLENT AS
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 15-25 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. OTHERWISE, CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
IN THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE WITH THE DRIEST CONDITIONS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 3PM TO 6PM.
TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........53 67 61 65 64 61 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 48 50 50 51 52 53
DEWPOINT........23 22 21 21 20 21 20
RH..............39 36 32 31 29 29 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 20 21 21 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.9 7.5 8.0 7.4 8.1 8.2 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 18 20 20 20 21
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MCR PC MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........62 61 63 68 64 65 54 25 26 16 13 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 50 48 44 42 41 38 36 35 33 33 32
DEWPOINT........20 21 22 22 23 23 22 22 23 23 22 22
RH..............29 32 35 42 47 49 51 55 60 65 64 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NNW NNW NNW N N N N N NNW NNW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 12 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.3 5.4 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NNW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 20 15 14 13 10 10 9 8 8 8
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........11 12 15 14 21 37 42 41 53 53 66 55
WEATHER COV..... WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 31 35 37 42 44 45 47 49 50 51 52
DEWPOINT........22 23 24 24 23 22 21 21 21 22 22 22
RH..............67 71 64 58 46 41 38 35 33 32 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 10 12 13 12 12 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.3 3.6 5.8 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX
FORECASTER...IG
REQUESTED BY...CHAD AUGUST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612797.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHAD.AUGUST@STATE.MN.US
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