089
FNUS73 KDLH 081038
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER RIVER RD COMPOUND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
538 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
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
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW MIX THROUGH LATE MORNING, TURNING TO LIGHT
RAIN FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT TO NONE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN
0.1-0.2 INCHES EXPECTED. CAN'T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STORM WITH
VERY SMALL HAIL OR ICE PELLETS BETWEEN 6-9 PM. HIGH TEMPERATURE
TODAY AROUND 44 DEGREES WITH MIN AFTERNOON RH OF 60-65 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TURNING WESTERLY FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT AROUND 28 DEGREES.
CLOUDY ON THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER 30S.
MIN AFTERNOON RH OF 55-60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING
LIGHT THURSDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). RAIN, SNOW AND
LIGHT SLEET LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO
23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13900-23900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (66200-81400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.14 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF LKY CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RS RS RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 80 60 40 20 10 10 10
TEMP............35 36 36 39 40 42 44 44
RH..............92 92 96 85 82 76 65 62
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 15 16 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.5 4.1 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 15 18 23 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 14 14 16 24 40 81 66
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 21
TO 22 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23200-36200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RNSN NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 37 34 32 31 30
RH..............65 79 78 82 81 85
20 FT WIND......SW 7 W 7 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 19 20 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1400 1400 1600 1500 1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 W 20 W 20 W 22 W 22 NW 22
SDSPL KT-FT/100035 25 23 30 29 29
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
19 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(30500-49200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (11500-24900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............29 31 36
RH..............88 78 61
20 FT WIND......W 7G19 NW 6G16 NW 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3100 3600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 16 NW 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 43 25
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...BRENT RAHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609426.0/DLH
.DELDT 04/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRENT.N.RAHN@USDA.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page