759
FNUS73 KUNR 081215
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
615 AM MDT FRI AUG 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE COLD FRONT IS NOW SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA. COOLER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 300 PM.
LIGHT NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 10-20
MPH AS DAYTIME MIXING GETS GOING, BUT EXPECT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAIL.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES END AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH A COOL
NIGHT TONIGHT BECOMING MILD AND DRY SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 300 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20
TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 57 64 71 83 78 72 84 86 87 78
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 63 65 68 72 77 77 77 77 75 74
RH..............78 70 67 60 50 40 39 39 37 41 43
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 18 21 22 23 22 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.6 2.7 3.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 16 17 18 21 21 21 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 5-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 63 63 48 28 18 15 14 19 9 5 6
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 69 66 63 62 61 59 58 56 55 54 54
RH..............46 51 56 62 65 65 62 60 62 64 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 15 14 13 10 7 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NE E E NE NE N NW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 12 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 4 1 2 1 9 17 20 24 27 36 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 56 60 65 68 70 72 73 74 75 75 74
RH..............64 59 53 45 40 38 34 31 30 28 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.5 2.6 3.8 4.9 6.0 7.2 7.8 8.5 9.1 8.5 7.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 18 21 22 24 24 24 23 22 20
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...GPC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519437.5/UNR
.DELDT 08/08/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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