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FNUS73 KFSD 071325
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAYLER PRAIRIE - TWIN FORKS...IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
825 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN QUITE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO TURN MORE TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING, HOWEVER
WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE SIGNS THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS MAY
REMAIN QUITE LIGHT, LEADING TO MORE VARIABLE TERRAIN INDUCED WIND
DIRECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH, SO SMOKE TRANSPORT WITH A
NORTHWEST WIND SHOULD REMAIN FAVORABLE.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........27 6 1 1 1 2 2 6 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 51 54 56 58 60 62 62 63
RH..............50 45 40 34 30 27 25 24 22
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E ENE NE N NNW NW WNW WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 13 13 14 13 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.3 3.5 6.7 8.0 8.7 9.2 9.2 9.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE NE N NW NW WNW WNW WNW WNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 12 12 12 12 13 14 15
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MC MC PC
SKY (%).........11 6 11 10 22 27 33 45 46 53 60 41
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 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............63 61 57 50 47 45 43 42 41 40 39 39
RH..............23 24 30 40 44 50 53 53 56 61 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW NW NNW NNE NE NNE ENE ESE SE SSE S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 10 8 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.8 7.9 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W WNW NW NNW N N NNE ENE E ESE SSE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 8
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........50 53 49 34 28 40 47 47 33 39 44 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............38 40 44 49 56 60 63 65 68 68 69 70
RH..............67 63 60 53 40 35 32 28 27 27 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SW WSW WSW W W WNW WNW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 9 10 12 12 14 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 13 15 16 18 20 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.8 4.6 7.0 7.4 8.7 9.5 8.4 9.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW WSW WSW W W WNW W W W WNW WNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12 14 14 15 17 22 23 21 23
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX
FORECASTER...DUX
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN BURKETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613049.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEVEN.BURKETT@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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