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FNUS73 KUNR 062048
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
248 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
NEAR 85. THERE'S A SMALL CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM OVER THE
BLACK HILLS THIS EVENING, HOWEVER BETTER CHANCE THE SPOT LOCATION
REMAINS DRY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ALL DAY
TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. OVERNIGHT WINDS BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT ON THURSDAY.
HOT AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, WITH RH'S
DROPPING DOWN TO AT OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 3 4
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............84 84 83
RH..............27 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.2 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 7 6 5 6 7 5 6 7 6 3 11
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 79 77 74 72 71 70 69 67 66 66 66
RH..............33 40 50 55 61 66 68 74 78 80 78 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E E E NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 17 16 15 10 14 13 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 17 18 18 16 13 10 8 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 TO 7300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13800 TO
14300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 32 23 17 15 13 21 18 11 13 11 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 68 74 78 83 86 88 91 93 94 94 92
RH..............70 68 52 40 31 24 21 17 15 14 14 15
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W SW W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 9 10 10 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.7 7.3 11 13 14 12 9.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 13 16 18 21 23 24 24 24 24 23
FORECASTER...AD
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