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FNUS73 KUNR 071835
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1235 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE HOT AND DRY WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTH WEST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH. WINDS LOOK TO DECREASE AROUND 2000 TONIGHT AND SHIFT
NORTHERLY. THE LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A DRY COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH BETWEEN 0500 AND 0700 FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ON
FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE FROM THE WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST. THE
COLD FRONT WILL ALSO INCREASE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ON
FRIDAY, AFTER 1400 CONTINUING UNTIL 2000.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 TO 15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 7 11 15 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............92 95 95 95 95
RH..............14 12 11 11 12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.3 12 16 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 24 24 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
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 (%).........31 33 35 40 46 43 30 14 13 11 18 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 88 83 79 77 75 74 73 72 71 69 67
RH..............14 17 20 25 30 32 33 34 35 36 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 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 W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 17 20 21 24 24 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
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...MS
REQUESTED BY...GPC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519437.3/UNR
.DELDT 08/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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