989  
FNUS73 KABR 071303  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM LAKE RX...GAME FISH AND PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
803 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BEGIN THE DAY TODAY. THE CLOUDY COVER WILL  
PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHWARDS  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF  
THE NORTHEAST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 20-  
25 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN MORE EASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND  
WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A STRAY SPRINKLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT  
THE DAY TODAY THOUGH THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING IS VERY LOW (<  
10%). FOR TEMPERATURES, HIGHS WILL WARM TO ABOUT 72F-74F THIS  
AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL TO 24-27%. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL  
INCREASE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 27 24 21 17 13 11 8 6 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 49 52 56 60 64 66 69 71 71  
RH..............55 52 48 45 39 35 31 28 25 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 21 21 22 21 21 21 20 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.7 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10  
TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........8 9 17 18 16 18 13 13 11 11 9 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 69 66 61 57 53 51 50 48 47 46 45  
RH..............27 29 38 44 51 59 61 63 65 68 71 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........8 15 2 4 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 49 60 69 75 79  
RH..............70 66 51 44 34 30  
20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 7 S 10 S 13 S 15 S 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 16 20 22 23  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1400 3000 4400 5500  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEYERS  
REQUESTED BY...YYYY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513335/ABR  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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