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FNUS73 KUNR 282101
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SONG DOG...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
301 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURE AT THAT SPOT LOCATION WILL BE AROUND 86 DEGREES TODAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE AROUND 35 PERCENT TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10-20 MPH WITH
A FEW HIGHER GUSTS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESD WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH, DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING, AND
BECOMING MORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. BEST TIMING FOR
STORMS AROUND THE SPOT LOCATION WILL BE BETWEEN 3PM-7PM MDT.
GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 25 10
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............20 20 20
TEMP............84 84 83
RH..............36 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 6.5 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27 22 14 14 9 20 17 19 22 31 44 36
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 78 77 76 74 73 72 72 70 68 67 67
RH..............41 44 47 50 55 57 61 61 68 73 75 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE E E E W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 16 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE S S W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 32 13 3 6 9 14 10 20 33 44 37
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............66 70 74 76 81 83 85 87 87 88 87 84
RH..............81 73 66 62 53 49 43 39 38 35 38 43
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 13 15 17 20 21 22 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 2.1 2.9 4.1 5.2 6.5 7.8 9.0 7.6 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 18 18 20 21
FORECASTER...AD
REQUESTED BY...DALE RUHOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/28/26
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