952  
FNUS73 KFSD 171631  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMIDT FIRE...DCFD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1131 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY, WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND AVERAGING  
ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING A VERY ISOLATED  
SHOWER IS POSSIBLE. IF ANY SHOWERS CAN DEVELOP, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........2 2 6 12 13 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 91 92 94 94 94  
DEWPOINT........70 68 68 67 67 67  
RH..............53 47 44 42 41 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 7.0 7.4 7.9 7.8 7.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW WSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD EX EX EX EX EX  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........6 1 5 10 6 7 5 5 5 18 13 17  
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............94 93 92 88 84 82 82 81 79 77 75 74  
DEWPOINT........67 67 68 69 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67  
RH..............41 42 46 53 59 63 63 65 67 71 76 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW S S S S S S S SSE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 15 15 14 12 12 9 8 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.2 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SW W NNW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 9 8 7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........26 38 16 4 5 15 18 15 13 16 16 9  
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............74 73 75 78 83 86 87 89 91 92 92 93  
DEWPOINT........66 67 68 68 68 68 67 67 66 65 64 64  
RH..............76 81 79 71 61 55 52 48 44 41 40 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 5 6 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.2 3.0 3.7 4.5 4.5 5.5 5.8 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE NE NE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 7 8 10 10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD FR GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEISSER  
REQUESTED BY...KOINZAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2617596.0/FSD  
.DELDT 07/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GKOINZAN@SOUTHSIOUXCITY.ORG  
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