784  
FNUS73 KMPX 301130  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEWKSBURY PILES...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
530 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND COLD TEMPERATURES ARE  
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY  
WITH MODERATE RH. SMOKE DISPERSAL IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........-4 AT IGNITION...MAX 9.  
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/25400 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............-4 -1 2 4 6 8 8 9 8 6 3 1  
RH..............78 79 75 72 66 60 60 57 60 66 72 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -8.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 16.  
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3  
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601373.0/MPX  
.DELDT 01/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT_WEYENBERG@NPS.GOV  
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