324  
FNUS73 KABR 041147  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OPDAHL RX...STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
647 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA  
TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH THE DAYTIME  
HOURS TODAY AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK  
FOR FLAT AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS  
AFTERNOON. WE ARE EXPECTING ANY SMALL POP UP AFTERNOON RAIN  
SHOWERS TO STAY WEST OF THE OPDAHL RX AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO  
AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS BY 2100.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-8900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (77000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 33 46 56 65 67 69  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 71 72 73 73 73 75  
RH..............35 34 32 31 30 31 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 13 13 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 8.1 8.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 7.2  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO  
7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (51400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........67 66 48 39 37 36 38 41 40 40 40 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............73 72 70 65 62 60 57 56 55 54 53 52  
RH..............31 34 39 47 52 61 66 71 74 74 77 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 5.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...KF  
REQUESTED BY...BRETT BLANK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2515328.0/ABR  
.DELDT 06/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRETT.BLANK@STATE.SD.US  
 
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