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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAUM SAUK MOUNTAIN...MISSOURI STATE PARKS - DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
538 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
REACHING THE LOWER 50S UNDER A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S POSSIBLY REACHING THE
LOW/MID 20S FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE CALM AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE
NORTH TOMORROW MORNING WHEN MORNING LOWS WILL BE JUST BELOW
FREEZING. THURSDAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 40S FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS. WITH MORE CLOUDS AND LESS MIXING
ON THURSDAY, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE
MID/UPPER 30S THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY ON THURSDAY, SLOWLY INCREASING IN SPEED BY THE
AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
GUSTS TO AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 2300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /350 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /3390
M/S-M/.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........21 28 20 14 7 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 32 38 46 49 49
RH..............78 78 57 38 33 31
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 15 12 11 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.8
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 15 N 14 N 12 N 12 N 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 8 12 15 22 16
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 M/S-M).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS.
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 M/S-M).
FORECASTER...PEINE/ELMORE
REQUESTED BY...HARLEE SCHERRER NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602355.0/LSX
.DELDT 02/11/26
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