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FNUS73 KUNR 062339
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
539 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING FROM
AROUND 80 DEGREES AT 6 PM, TO THE LOWER TO MID 60S BY THURSDAY
MORNING. THERE'S A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM OVER
THE BLACK HILLS THIS EVENING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A MAJORITY OF THE
STORMS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST THIS EVENING, WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE
WESTERLY ON THURSDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY, WITH RH'S DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 15 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED
DOWN SLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 41 50 55 61 66 68 73 78 81 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 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 TO
14000 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 51 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
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
OUT OF THE SOUTH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 33 30 29 30 25 20 21 21 22 24 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............90 87 82 79 77 75 74 73 71 70 68 66
RH..............17 19 23 27 29 31 33 35 38 41 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.6 5.2 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 18 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...GPC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519437.1/UNR
.DELDT 08/06/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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