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FNUS73 KDVN 011330
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR OXFORD JUNCTION...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
830 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80. LIGHT WEST
TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS, BUT HIGHER VARIABLE GUSTS POSSIBLE
NEAR THE SHOWERS. CLEARING AND COLD LATE TONIGHT WITH FROST
POSSIBLE.
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........VARIABLE WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE AROUND THE
SHOWERS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........76 78 80 79 78 77 71
WEATHER COV..... CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............49 51 52 53 54 54 54
RH..............48 44 44 43 41 43 41
APARNT TMP (F)..46 51 52 53 54 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 8 8 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 13 13 10 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NW NW NW NW N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 4 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 6 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 9 9 9 8
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100055 62 47 46 45 43 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF
FROST OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING AFTER 7 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........66 51 34 27 9 12
WEATHER COV.....S CHC AREAS AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 49 44 39 36 35
RH..............41 50 60 67 72 75
APARNT TMP (F)..54 47 41 35 33 35
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 5 N 6 N 3 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 7 9 6 3
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 4 N 3 N 4 N 2 N 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 4 5 4 2
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 700 500 500 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 5 4 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........11 11 9 25 30 25
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....FROST 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............33 39 49 53 56 59
RH..............78 62 46 38 33 30
APARNT TMP (F)..33 39 49 53 56 59
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 NW 5 NW 6 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 10 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 N 1 N 1 NW 3 NW 4 W 4
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 5 6 6
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1500 5100 6800 7500 7200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NW 8 N 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 11 41 59 71 72
FORECASTER...12
REQUESTED BY...KURTIS CORNILSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/01/26
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