212  
FNUS73 KFSD 021319  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK RIDGE PRAIRIE SNA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
819 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH  
GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY LATE AFTERNOON INTO  
THE EVENING ISOLATED SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH  
WITH THE FAVORED WIND DIRECTION NORTH TO NORTHWEST IF THEY DEVELOP.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MC  
SKY (%).........10 14 11 6 9 23 30 21 57  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 50 54 56 59 63 63 65 65  
DEWPOINT........31 32 32 31 32 33 33 33 33  
RH..............56 49 43 38 36 33 32 31 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 20 20 22 23 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.4 3.8 4.8 5.8 6.6 7.6 7.8 7.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 16 16 18 18 20 21  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........66 85 80 79 84 87 86 82 68 53 51 59  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 63 61 57 55 54 53 52 51 49 47 46  
DEWPOINT........33 34 34 33 33 33 34 34 36 37 38 39  
RH..............31 33 36 41 43 44 47 50 55 62 71 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW WSW W WNW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 21 22 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW WSW SW SSW SSW SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 16 16 18 18 22 22 21 18 18 21  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEISSER  
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612502.0/FSD  
.DELDT 05/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRAD.BOLDUAN@STATE.MN.US  
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