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FNUS73 KDVN 061435
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
935 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES AT (563) 386-3815.
DISCUSSION
COOL, BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS AREAS OF
COLD HIGH PRESSURE MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW
SOUTHWEST OF MUSCATINE TONIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
AND LIGHT RAIN ON TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME THREAT FOR VERY HIGH
GFDI VALUES THAT DAY IF WE REMAIN PRECIPITATION-FREE.
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 SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...34.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................6.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 17 11 12 22 42 63 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 44 46 47 48 49 50 48
RH..............67 62 55 49 46 42 39 40
APARNT TMP (F)..34 37 39 41 42 43 45 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25 26 26 25 25 25 24 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
EYE LVL WND GST.15 16 16 15 15 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 22 22 22 22 21 21
GFDI............4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100048 66 68 73 76 81 79 78
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...23.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 16
TO 17 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (22400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........74 71 73 72 68 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE 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............48 42 39 36 33 30
RH..............39 46 52 54 56 63
APARNT TMP (F)..42 36 33 30 26 23
20 FT WIND......NW 14 N 12 N 8 N 9 N 10 N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 18 18 18 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 N 7 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 5
EYE LVL WND GST.13 11 11 11 11 10
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1900 1900 2200 2100 2000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 15 N 14 N 18 NE 17 NE 17
GFDI............6 4 3 3 3 2
SDSPL KT-FT/100068 24 22 36 32 30
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW AT THE ONSET.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...AFTER 12 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...21.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 14
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (49100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........76 80 63 66 69 73
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSN RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 29 33 38 42 44
RH..............63 66 56 48 43 41
APARNT TMP (F)..22 22 25 32 36 38
20 FT WIND......NE 8 E 7 E 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 15 15 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 E 4 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 8 9 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1900 2900 3500 3700 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 E 14 E 14 E 13 E 13 SE 15
GFDI............2 1 2 3 3 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 23 35 37 42 48
FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609120.0/DVN
.DELDT 04/06/26
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