900  
FNUS73 KFSD 290909  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE VERMILLION RX...SDGFP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
409 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TODAY WILL BE DRY AND COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. WINDS WILL  
BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 5-10 MPH, DECREASING TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
AFTER NOON. AROUND 2 PM, WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TURN WESTERLY, THEN  
SOUTHERLY, BUT REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.  
 
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 25-30%. RECENT RAINFALL  
HAS PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE, AND THINGS HAVE BEGUN TO GREEN  
UP. OVERALL FIRE DANGER WILL BE LOW.  
 
WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE TO  
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE TO  
50-55%. FIRE DANGER WILL AGAIN BE LOW.  
 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THERE IS A 25% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.  
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED, HOWEVER SOME LIGHTNING IS  
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........30 21 14 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 34 35 37 42 46 50 52 55 58 59 59  
DEWPOINT........29 27 27 28 28 27 27 27 26 25 25 25  
RH..............81 74 73 69 57 47 41 38 32 28 27 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NW NW WNW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 20 17 16 14 13 13 10 9 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 17 15 14 13 10 9 7 6 6 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........0 4 5 6 5 5 3 3 5 12 18 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 58 56 51 48 47 45 43 43 43 42 41  
DEWPOINT........26 26 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 31  
RH..............27 29 35 42 47 49 55 60 60 61 63 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 10 12 12 14 15 16 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SSE SSE SSE S SSE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........15 15 25 32 45 52 57 59 60 61 60 58  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 41 44 48 54 58 63 64 65 65 66 66  
DEWPOINT........32 33 36 39 43 44 46 47 47 48 49 49  
RH..............69 72 73 70 66 60 54 55 53 53 55 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 22 24 24 24 24 23 22 22 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 20 21 22 24 24 22 21 21 20 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...AP  
REQUESTED BY...JONNY PFEIFER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512100.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab SD Page
The Nexlab IA Page
The Nexlab MN Page
The Nexlab NE Page
Main Text Page