079
FNUS73 KFSD 161318
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE SLASH PILES...SIOUX FALLS FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
818 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LOOKING INTO THE EASTERN SIDE OF SIOUX FALLS, A COLDER DAY IS
AHEAD WITH HIGHS PEAKING AROUND 15 DEGREES. AS MIXING RESUMES
CLOSER TO 10 AM, SHOULD SEE SMOKE DISPERSAL IMPROVE AS NORTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS BECOME A BIT BREEZY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20-30 MPH
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LASTLY, WITH A FRESH SNOWPACK AND
MORE QUIET CONDITIONS EXPECTED; ANY FIRE- RELATED CONCERNS SHOULD
BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
SKY (%).........9 14 18 19 19 15 19 20 31 34
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BSN BSN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............2 3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15 14
DEWPOINT........-5 -3 -1 0 2 4 5 5 6 5
RH..............72 75 76 72 76 76 73 67 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 25 25 25 24 25 24 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 26 28 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 3 BELOW.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC
SKY (%).........32 25 17 16 16 17 14 23 32 45 49 52
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............13 11 8 5 3 1 0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -1
DEWPOINT........5 4 3 1 0 -1 -3 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5
RH..............70 73 79 83 87 91 87 91 91 87 87 83
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NW NNW NNW NW NNW NW NNW E ESE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 13 10 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N ENE ESE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 21 14 13 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 7
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
SKY (%).........52 70 77 86 94 93 91 90 91 93 94 94
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 40 40 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............0 1 1 4 8 11 14 17 20 23 25 27
DEWPOINT........-4 -3 -4 -1 3 7 10 13 15 17 18 20
RH..............83 83 79 79 79 83 84 84 81 77 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 10 14 16 18 20 18 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 13 16 20 24 26 28 28 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 M 1.7 M M 2.0 M
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S S M S M M S M
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 13 17 20 22 M 28 M M 26 M
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR M GD M M GD M
FORECASTER...IG
REQUESTED BY...TRENT STEPHEN BOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605901.0/FSD
.DELDT 03/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRENT.BOE@SIOUXFALLS.GOV
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