876  
FNUS73 KDDC 260610  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK RX...FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
110 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 26.  
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  
 
LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT CHANCES  
ARE QUITE LOW, 20% CHANCE OR LESS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON.  
SOME ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL STRONG WINDS AND HAIL WILL ALSO  
BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL  
GENERALLY BE OF OUT OF THE NORTH SHIFTING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON 10-15 MPH.  
 
MONDAY WILL FEATURE A PLEASANT DAY WITH WEST WINDS SHIFTING  
NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH, WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20-25 MPH.  
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGH BOTH DAYS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE 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) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........92 94 90 93 88 74  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC CHANCE LIKELY S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CWR.............30 40 60 50 20 10  
TEMP............50 53 58 61 65 69  
RH..............100 100 100 97 90 77  
20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 6 E 8 SE 11 S 12 S 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 13 14 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1200 1400 1600 1700 1900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 NE 12 E 10 S 12 S 13 S 15  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT  
EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT  
LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT  
DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........73 83 53 49 42 34  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CWR.............10 50 30 40 20 20  
TEMP............69 68 64 63 60 57  
RH..............74 79 93 97 99 100  
20 FT WIND......S 11 SE 12 SE 10 S 11 S 8 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 17 18 18 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 800 500 600 700 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 SE 16 SE 17 S 23 S 20 SW 15  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........28 32 45 31 20 11  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............54 55 61 67 71 72  
RH..............96 89 76 62 51 43  
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 NW 11 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 2800 4300 6200 7800  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 17 NW 22 NW 21 NW 20 W 21  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 6 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BENNETT  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW HOLTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611728.1/DDC  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW_T_HOLTE@FWS.GOV  
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