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FNUS73 KFSD 242016
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE SLASH PILES...SIOUX FALLS FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
216 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 305 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 25-35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS DIE DOWN.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE LOW HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN
CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW RETURNS.
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IS EXPECTED TO BE WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY
IN THE AFTERNOONS. HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED BOTH
DAYS.
WEDNESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC PC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY
SKY (%).........56 46 54 60 63 67 82 89 92
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 20 30 40 60 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............21 24 27 30 32 34 35 35 36
DEWPOINT........13 13 14 13 16 17 17 20 20
RH..............71 62 57 49 51 49 47 54 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNW N N SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW SW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 7
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR PR FR PR PR FR FR PR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........93 78 72 66 63 59 56 50 45 39 42 44
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 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............33 31 31 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 24
DEWPOINT........22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 23 23
RH..............63 72 75 85 88 88 92 96 96 100 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE S SSE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...AP
REQUESTED BY...TRENT BOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603824.0/FSD
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRENT.BOE@SIOUXFALLS.GOV
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