041
FNUS73 KFSD 071244
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR OCHEYDAN WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
744 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS AND INCREASE. WINDS PEAK IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON,
SUSTAINED AT 15-20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH. BREEZY WINDS
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
AND COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 40S ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURN WEDNESDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
CLIMBING INTO THE MID 60S. WINDS BEGIN TO TURN TO THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING, BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20-25 GUSTING TO 35-40 MPH WILL LEAD TO VERY HIGH
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY
SKY (%).........29 39 50 62 73 84 85 86 87 88
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 28 33 36 37 37 38 39 39 39
DEWPOINT........17 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 27 29
RH..............77 63 53 52 52 53 56 57 62 66
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 17 18 20 20 20 21 22
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
SKY (%).........89 91 90 89 88 84 80 76 68 59 51 42
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW DZL
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............39 38 37 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 40
DEWPOINT........29 31 31 32 33 34 34 34 35 35 35 36
RH..............67 75 79 82 85 87 89 89 89 89 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..20 18 18 18 18 21 21 21 22 22 22 23
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 28 28 30 30 31 32 33 33 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SSE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 23 23 25 25 26 29 31 30 28 28
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD FR FR GD FR FR GD GD GD FR FR
WEDNESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
SKY (%).........34 46 70 62 53 54 55 56 56 55 55 45
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............40 42 45 49 53 57 60 62 63 64 63 63
DEWPOINT........35 36 37 39 41 43 43 43 41 38 35 33
RH..............82 79 73 68 64 59 54 51 44 38 35 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SSW SSW SW WSW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 25 28 28 26 25 23 22 22 21 20
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 37 38 38 37 35 32 31 29 28 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.3 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SSW SW SW WSW WSW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 29 25 31 38 38 35 30 26 24 22 21
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX
FORECASTER...AP
REQUESTED BY...DUSTEN PAULUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609300.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DUSTEN.PAULUS@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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