204  
FNUS73 KDDC 261438  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK RX...FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
938 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
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 DECREASING  
TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM  
SKY (%).........84 77 61 59 64 61  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
CWR.............10 50 30 40 10 0  
TEMP............69 68 64 63 63 60  
RH..............80 81 95 97 98 97  
20 FT WIND......S 11 SE 12 SE 9 SE 10 S 10 W 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 17 16 18 18 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 700 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SE 12 SE 14 SE 18 S 22 SW 17  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM  
SKY (%).........55 47 43 31 9 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............56 53 60 66 71 73  
RH..............100 100 81 65 52 44  
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 17 18 20 21 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1400 2200 3600 5200 6600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 18 NW 21 NW 21 NW 21 NW 21  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOVORKA  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW HOLTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611728.2/DDC  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW_T_HOLTE@FWS.GOV  
 
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