072
FNUS73 KUNR 071210
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
610 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BECOME HOT WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITES DROP TO AROUND 13 PERCENT. A DRY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES,
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 TO 8300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000 TO
15500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 23 11 17 22 34 14 7 16 14 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 67 73 81 85 89 93 95 95 95 95
RH..............94 77 55 37 27 22 17 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 9 10 10 12 12 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 14 16 17 20 21 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.9 2.1 3.4 4.7 8.3 12 16 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 16 18 21 23 24 24 24 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH BECOMING NORTH
AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 TO 5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 TO 800 FT
AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 34 43 23 33 36 34 21 18 24 10 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 88 83 80 77 76 74 72 69 67 65 64
RH..............14 19 22 26 29 32 35 39 45 47 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW NW N N N N N N N NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 15 15 14 14 9 14 14 13 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...14 9.1 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW NW N N NE N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 22 26 26 29 40 51 56 61 66 65 64
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 66 69 73 75 76 77 78 78 77 76 74
RH..............54 54 55 49 46 46 45 42 40 40 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 17 20 21 23 23 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.6 3.5 4.4 5.1 5.9 6.6 5.5 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 13 16 20 23 23 22 21 22 24
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...GPC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519437.2/UNR
.DELDT 08/07/25
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