748
FNUS73 KDLH 080843
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
343 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON JULY 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
LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL FELL OVERNIGHT AT THE
FIRE SITE LAST NIGHT. CLOUDY CONDITIONS START OUT THIS MORNING
WITH CLEARING INTO MID-DAY TODAY. BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON
A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MAY BE IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE SITE, BUT NO RAINFALL IS FORECAST RIGHT NOW. WINDS
TODAY REMAIN UNDER 8 MPH TODAY, EVEN TRANSPORT WINDS WHICH HELPS
TO LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSAL TO ONLY BE "GOOD". WITH THE CLEARING SKIES
AND MINIMAL MOISTURE OVERNIGHT, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
STILL BE ABLE TO DROP IN THE MID-30% RANGE TODAY. TEMPERATURES
WARM TO THE LOW-80S TODAY, WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AND EVEN DRIER
CONDITIONS LIKELY THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND AGAIN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-17100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (28300-44300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 0
TEMP............59 61 64 66 70 73 76 80 81 82 83 82
RH..............96 93 90 84 71 62 54 45 42 40 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N NE N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 9 9 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.8 4.0 5.1 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE N NE NE NE NE N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 6 8 17 28 36 40 42 44 43
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
(2200-18700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 76 67 63 59 58
RH..............38 50 65 75 83 83
20 FT WIND......N 4 NW 2 NW 2 N 1 N 1 N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....5600 900 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 7 NW 6 N 7 N 7 N 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 5 2 3 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-9900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(48600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............58 76 84
RH..............83 48 31
20 FT WIND......N 1G3 NE 2G6 N 3G8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 3800 8100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 7 N 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 23 49
FORECASTER...NATHAN
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS DURKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/08/26
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