831
FNUS73 KABR 071243
FWSABR
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOSEE GPA RX...GAME FISH AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
743 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VAIRABLE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
MORNING BEFORE TURNING NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING
SLIGHTLY TO REACH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL, WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
DROPPING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AT MINIMUM. AFTER SUNSET
TONIGHT, WINDS OVERNIGHT ONCE AGAIN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE,
ALTHOUGH WILL GENERALLY CARRY A WESTERLY COMPONENT. STRONGER
WINDS ARE SET TO ARRIVE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ONCE AGAIN COMING OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST AND REACHING 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR SUSTAINED,
GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. A SLIGHT WARMUP ON FRIDAY
(HIGHS INTO THE LOW 70S) WILL HELP SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF DRY
CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY AGAIN FALLS BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL COINCIDE WITH THE WINDS, POSSIBLY CREATING
SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (76300
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 3 2 10 7 10 12 13 8 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 44 48 50 53 55 57 59 59 60
RH..............57 47 41 37 31 27 24 24 24 23
20 FT WIND DIR..SE W NW VRB NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 5 6 7 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 9 12 14 15 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 1.9 5.6 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.7
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (76600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........26 43 65 62 58 65 73 84 85 77 70 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 59 56 49 46 44 43 42 41 41 39 39
RH..............23 26 31 40 45 49 51 53 55 57 64 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 10 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 6.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(183900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 63 45 22 12 7 6 3 14 14 16 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 37 41 46 55 59 61 64 67 68 68 69
RH..............67 75 70 63 43 39 38 34 28 27 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 12 12 14 17 17 18 20 21 22 21
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 16 20 22 25 26 28 30 29 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.7 5.1 6.0 6.8 7.3 8.0 8.1 9.2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...BC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TATE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613036.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PATRICK.TATE@STATE.SD.US
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