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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART TRAIL FIRE...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
546 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 24.
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
DENSE FOG MAY LINGER THIS MORNING, PARTICULARLY ON THE LAKE
SUPERIOR SIDE OF THE FIRE AREA. SKIES WILL CLEAR OTHERWISE. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5-10 MPH. HIGH TODAY AROUND 72 DEGREES.
THERE WILL BE A SHARP TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WHERE THE LAKE-
INFLUENCED AIR PENETRATES INLAND. THERE IS A 10-20% CHANCE OF A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. MINIMUM RH WILL BE AROUND 47 PERCENT.
TONIGHT THE 10-20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS PERSISTS.
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. FOG MAY REDEVELOP. LOW TEMPERATURE AROUND 48
DEGREES. RH RECOVERS TO AROUND 90 PERCENT.
MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE AROUND 75 DEGREES. THE 10-20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED
STORMS PERSISTS. AFTERNOON RH WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 40 PERCENT
RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT INITIALLY INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600-9000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............44 49 55 57 61 63 65 68 70 70 71
RH..............96 86 72 67 62 60 58 53 49 49 47
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 9 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............70 69 66 60 57 55 54 53 53 51 50 50
RH..............49 51 54 67 72 77 80 83 80 83 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE N N NE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W NW N SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MEMORIAL DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-12600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............49 52 55 59 63 66 68 70 72 72 73 74
RH..............89 86 80 72 65 61 59 57 53 51 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W SW SW S SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 5 7 6 8 12 12 13 9 9 6
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER BERGQUIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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