850  
FNUS73 KDDC 252044  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK RX...FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
344 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT US VIA NWS CHAT, 800MHZ RADIO OR PHONE IF YOU HAVE  
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST,  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 20  
PERCENT AFTER 3 AM INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT  
INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 14  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........75 60 57 71 78 93  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC  
CWR.............40 20 10 10 10 30  
TEMP............71 66 58 55 55 53  
RH..............63 75 94 98 99 100  
20 FT WIND......SE 7 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 700 900 1200 1200 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 N 7 N 10 N 14 N 12 N 12  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO  
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........94 96 96 95 75 75  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
CWR.............50 60 70 60 60 50  
TEMP............52 53 56 61 65 68  
RH..............100 100 100 94 85 78  
20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 6 E 8 SE 9 SE 10 S 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 14 16 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1200 1200 1600 1600 1700  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 10 E 12 SE 12 S 13 S 13  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOVORKA  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW HOLTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611728.0/DDC  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW_T_HOLTE@FWS.GOV  
 
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