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FNUS73 KDVN 221246
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWERY...IOWA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES - SUGEMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
746 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
WARMING CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
INTO THE UPPER 70S/LOW 80S AREA-WIDE. WEAK SOUTHWEST WINDS UNDER
10MPH ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION.
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 40 TO 50%.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (47800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 53 55 48 26 9 5 8 8 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
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............64 65 67 69 72 75 76 77 78 77
RH..............78 75 73 68 64 58 56 54 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..64 65 67 69 72 75 76 77 78 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 18 17 18 20 20 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 11 10 11 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 16 14 13 14 14 16 17 15
GFDI............0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 25 26 24 26 32 40 48 46 40
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........15 9 30 21 23 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 70 65 62 60 59
RH..............56 68 78 84 90 93
APARNT TMP (F)..76 70 65 62 60 59
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 16 16 18
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 10 10 10 11
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 500 500 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 14 S 16 S 14 S 14 S 15
GFDI............1 1 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100043 6 7 5 5 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...23 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (99500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63500
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........33 36 40 55 64 65
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 20 20 20
TEMP............58 61 70 76 79 79
RH..............93 84 71 62 58 58
APARNT TMP (F)..58 61 70 76 79 79
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 23 25 26 29 29
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 10
EYE LVL WND GST.12 14 15 16 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2200 3900 4700 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 23 S 26 S 29 S 30 S 28
GFDI............0 1 1 2 2 2
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 25 50 100 121 92
FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...KYLE SYFERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611298.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/22/26
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