863
FNUS73 KUNR 231820
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR STAN MARK...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1120 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MST ON DECEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE WILDFIRE AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY, MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH A SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST LATER IN THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. LOOKING FORWARD TO THURSDAY, ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY
WARM AND BREEZY DAY WILL BE IN STORE, WITH WEST WINDS FROM 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 72 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............56 55 52
RH..............31 29 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 21 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.8 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
INCREASING TO 29 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 72 63 52 52 64 49 52 42 46 31 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 51 51 51 50 51 51 51 50 50 50 50
RH..............31 33 32 32 34 33 30 32 33 32 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 21 22 22 24 26 28 28 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 22 23 24 26 30 32 32 32 32
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 28 21 13 13 12 25 38 51 47 43 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 50 51 53 55 57 59 60 59 57 53 50
RH..............31 32 33 31 30 29 28 27 29 33 37 43
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 8 6 6 6 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.28 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 32 30 26 21 16 15 15 15 13 12 12
FORECASTER...DH
REQUESTED BY...MATT KARGES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2528043.0/UNR
.DELDT 12/23/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV
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