447  
FNUS73 KUNR 161818  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD RX...WYNCD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1118 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON NOVEMBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
THE REST OF TODAY WILL BE MILD AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURES  
IN THE MID 50S AND SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 MPH, GUSTING TO 20 MPH.  
CLOUD COVER INCREASES TONIGHT WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN AFTER 2300  
MST. FAIR TO GOOD RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT (60 TO 76%) WITH MAXIMUM  
RH ATTAINED AT AROUND DAWN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FROM  
THE SOUTHEAST.  
 
CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE FORECAST SITE INCREASE THROUGH TOMORROW  
MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BUT  
REMAINING LIGHT. RAIN AMOUNTS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE  
LESS THAN 0.1" (CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS AROUND 30%).  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.  
 
TIME (MST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 21 20 18 17 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 56 56 55 53 50  
RH..............41 39 41 44 48 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 18 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.3 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 16 16 16 15  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........23 24 28 21 35 49 67 69 94 92 91 90  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 49 49 48 48 48 48 47 48 48 47 44  
RH..............56 56 56 58 58 58 58 60 58 60 63 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 13 12 9 9 7 7 6 6 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 10  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST TO  
NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 14  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 TO 1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........98 98 92 92 89 86 89 92 95 95 96 96  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............42 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 48 47  
RH..............79 82 86 82 82 79 78 77 77 76 76 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 10  
 

 
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.DELDT 11/16/25  
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