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FNUS73 KUNR 172116
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
216 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY IN GILLETTE WITH
MILD AND DRY WEATHER. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM MST.
THIS AFTERNOON, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A FEW ISOLATED
SHOWERS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, GUSTING TO OVER 60
MPH, WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET.
TONIGHT, WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AFTER 2100. LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 17
DEGREES.
THERE WILL BE INCREASING CLOUDS WEDNESDAY, WITH CHANCES OF SNOW
BEGINNING AFTER 1400. SNOW WILL END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHS FOR
WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES AND HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL BE
ONLY AROUND 15 DEGREES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH DECREASING TO 45 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (MST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 76 85 72
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RS
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 10
TEMP............50 50 47 45
RH..............33 31 31 32
HEAT INDEX (F)..41 41 38 35
WIND CHILL (F)..41 41 38 35
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.38 35 32 30
SURFACE WND GST.60 55 50 45
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...13.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...13.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37
MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2100.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 77 66 48 20 18 22 18 12 16 11 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 38 36 35 32 31 28 27 26 25 23 22
RH..............33 35 38 40 45 47 48 50 52 57 62 65
HEAT INDEX (F)..31 27 26 25 21 20 16 16 15 15 13 13
WIND CHILL (F)..31 27 26 25 21 20 16 16 15 15 13 13
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.24 22 18 17 16 16 15 13 12 10 9 8
SURFACE WND GST.37 31 25 24 23 23 21 17 16 15 13 12
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...8.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...8.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO 18
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.5 INCHES.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 45 36 35 39 23 45 48 63 79 83 81
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 80
TEMP............21 18 22 27 30 31 33 34 34 32 31 28
RH..............68 77 65 55 46 43 39 36 36 37 39 42
HEAT INDEX (F)..11 8 13 18 21 22 24 25 25 21 20 15
WIND CHILL (F)..11 8 13 18 21 22 24 25 25 21 20 15
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 16 17 18
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 12 15 17 17 20 21 23 25 28 28
FORECASTER...CS
REQUESTED BY...WADE FLORENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2602954.0/UNR
.DELDT 02/17/26
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