360  
FNUS74 KSJT 231056  
FWSSJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING CREEK...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX  
556 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 325-944-3030 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING, WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS  
GUSTING NEAR 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL  
TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BY PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHEAST  
WINDS WILL WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT, WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. EXPECT AN RH  
AROUND 60 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AND AROUND 85 PERCENT BY DAYBREAK  
THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM  
TODAY. EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8  
MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).............67 72 64 63 61 69  
WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF THDR (%).....0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP................70 69 79 85 91 94  
RH..................87 90 69 57 42 36  
20 FT WIND DIR......NE E SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 2 5 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 7 10 13 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).............45 72 66 51 46 73  
WEATHER COV.........  
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV............  
CHC OF THDR (%).....10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP................91 85 81 79 77 74  
RH..................40 50 56 62 67 76  
20 FT WIND DIR......SE E E E SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD......9 6 5 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.....15 13 10 10 9 9  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).............47 33 23 47 68 65  
WEATHER COV.........  
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV............  
CHC OF THDR (%).....0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP................72 72 81 85 91 92  
RH..................81 84 67 57 42 38  
20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 3 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.....7 6 8 12 14 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...WINGENROTH  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BIRCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 09/23/26  
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