594  
FNUS73 KFSD 201451  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRUNFLUR WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
951 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
QUIET WEATHER AHEAD TODAY WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND LIGHT WINDS. IT  
WILL BE THE LIGHT WINDS THAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THROUGH  
THE DAY. THE OVERALL TENDENCY WILL TO TRANSITION TO A MORE EAST TO  
SOUTHEAST DIRECTION, BUT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THIS MAY BE A  
BIT VARIABLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........5 2 10 15 29 35 40 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 55 57 58 60 62 63 63  
DEWPOINT........37 37 36 36 39 38 38 38  
RH..............56 50 46 43 46 41 39 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE ENE E E ESE ESE ESE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR GD FR FR GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........64 62 82 91 77 73 74 80 81 80 74 79  
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............62 62 59 55 52 51 50 48 48 45 44 44  
DEWPOINT........38 39 39 39 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 39  
RH..............41 43 47 55 59 61 63 68 68 76 82 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 4.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........85 85 39 35 34 30 27 33 22 29 23 12  
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............42 44 48 51 58 60 62 63 64 65 65 66  
DEWPOINT........40 40 41 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 42 42  
RH..............93 86 77 71 55 51 48 48 46 45 43 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 15 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.3 3.8 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 18 20  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEISSER  
REQUESTED BY...CHAD AUGUST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614127.0/FSD  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHAD.AUGUST@STATE.MN.US  
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