557  
FNUS73 KDLH 101019  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIOUX FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
519 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 10.  
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, OR IF  
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH AT 218-729-0653.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TODAY SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME CLOUDS BUILDING IN THIS  
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.  
ACTIVITY WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AND NOT EVERYWHERE WILL SEE RAIN  
FROM THIS POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION, BUT IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES  
IMPACT THE SITE DIRECTLY, 0.1-0.25" OF RAIN IN A QUICK DOWNPOUR IS  
POSSIBLE. MORE LIKELY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN  
INCH. WHILE ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE  
SEVERE, BRIEF GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS, LIGHTNING, AND SMALL HAIL ARE  
POSSIBLE HAZARDS. WE SHOULD SEE HUMIDITY SLIGHTLY HIGHER TODAY,  
DROPPING TO AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM AROUND 35% WITH AN AFTERNOON HIGH  
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID TO HIGH 80S. IF NO THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP  
AND HUMIDITY IS SLOWER TO MOVE IN THAN FORECAST, RH COULD DROP AS  
LOW AS 30%. A LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED TODAY.  
TOMORROW, ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE  
POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. SATURDAY WILL  
BE HOTTER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22200-41800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50100-62800 KNOT-FT) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20  
TEMP............76 81 83 84  
RH..............52 42 40 40  
20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 11 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 5200 5600 5700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 57 62 63  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18000-37200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING  
TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 10 10 10  
TEMP............83 79 68 65 64 61  
RH..............44 54 84 90 90 93  
20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 600 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 W 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 4 3 4 3 3  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT  
AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-16400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (25000-41000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64000  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
FAIR (29100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO GOOD (53200 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10  
TEMP............60 77 86  
RH..............100 69 48  
20 FT WIND......SW 1G7 SW 2G7 W 4G12  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2300 6400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 8 W 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 16 64  
 
 
FORECASTER...KETZEL  
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA KILLEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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