428  
FNUS73 KFSD 231501  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PATS PASTURE WMA NE...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1001 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY  
EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. OTHERWISE A FEW SPRINKLES WILL BE POSSIBLE VERY LATE  
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC  
SKY (%).........38 31 28 28 38 40 51 66  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 35 38 42 45 48 48 48  
DEWPOINT........21 21 21 19 20 20 19 20  
RH..............66 56 49 39 36 33 31 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SSE SSE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 9 12 14 14 15 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 15 17 18 21 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SSE SSE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 10 13 16 17 20 21  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR GD GD GD EX GD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........73 76 79 82 64 69 48 38 25 17 16 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 47 45 43 41 41 40 39 39 37 36 35  
DEWPOINT........20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 24 24 24 23  
RH..............31 35 40 45 50 48 52 57 54 59 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SSW S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 18 17 17 18 20 20 20 21 21 18  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........11 21 49 57 64 67 70 73 71 68 66 66  
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............35 34 35 37 43 47 51 54 56 58 59 59  
DEWPOINT........23 23 23 24 26 27 27 28 29 29 30 30  
RH..............61 64 61 59 51 45 39 36 35 33 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.5 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 18 16 17 13 10 10 12 15 17 18  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...WEISSER  
REQUESTED BY...CHAD AUGUST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607319.0/FSD  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHAD.AUGUST@STATE.MN.US  
 
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