409  
FOUS53 KUNR 181831  
PFMUNR  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
SDZ026-182200-  
RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT-PENNINGTON SD  
44.05N 103.06W ELEV. 3204 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 84 57 88 58 92  
TEMP 81 76 66 62 59 58 70 79 85 83 71 65 61 60 76 86 91 87  
DEWPT 54 56 57 57 56 54 57 54 51 49 50 49 49 48 52 48 46 47  
RH 39 50 73 84 90 86 63 42 31 31 47 56 65 64 43 27 21 25  
WIND DIR E SE W NW SW NW NE E S SW S SW W W NW NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 6 6 8  
WIND GUST 17 17 14 14 14 18 18 18 19 19  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 50 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 61 91 62 88 64 91 64 90  
TEMP 68 61 85 87 69 62 82 84 70 65 85 87 69 64 84 86  
DEWPT 49 51 55 53 55 56 59 59 60 60 60 56 56 55 56 54  
PWIND DIR NW E E SE SE NW NW N  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 
 
WYZ054-182200-  
NORTHEAST WYOMING REGIONAL AIRPORT-CAMPBELL WY  
44.35N 105.54W ELEV. 4364 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 81 55 87 55 92  
TEMP 80 77 67 61 58 56 71 80 85 84 72 66 60 58 75 86 91 89  
DEWPT 44 46 50 51 52 50 52 44 40 38 38 38 40 41 45 40 37 36  
RH 28 33 54 70 80 80 51 28 20 19 29 36 47 53 34 20 15 15  
WIND DIR N NW N S SW SW W NW NW NW N S S SW SW W N N  
WIND SPD 5 5 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 8 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 6  
WIND GUST 18 19 18 14 17 18 20 23 21 14 11 13 17 18  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 50 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 61 92 63 90 63 89 61 87  
TEMP 70 62 88 90 71 64 86 88 70 64 85 86 69 62 83 85  
DEWPT 40 44 44 41 48 52 54 50 55 53 50 46 49 49 48 44  
PWIND DIR SE SE E S S NW SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 10 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
SDZ001-182200-  
BUFFALO-HARDING SD  
45.60N 103.55W ELEV. 3004 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 85 56 89 57 91  
TEMP 84 78 67 62 59 57 69 82 87 84 72 65 60 58 73 86 90 87  
DEWPT 50 47 51 53 53 52 55 50 45 43 46 47 47 46 49 46 44 42  
RH 31 33 56 72 80 83 61 33 23 24 39 52 62 64 43 25 20 21  
WIND DIR NW N SE SW SW W SW W W NW NW W W W NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 5 8 4 4 4 4 4 6 12 12 5 4 4 3 3 5 8 10  
WIND GUST 16 19 18 26 25 19  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 58 90 59 88 61 91 60 90  
TEMP 66 58 85 85 67 60 81 82 68 62 84 86 67 61 85 85  
DEWPT 49 49 50 47 51 50 53 55 57 57 57 53 54 53 51 47  
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS C S S  
 
 
SDZ029-182200-  
CUSTER COUNTY AIRPORT-CUSTER SD  
43.73N 103.62W ELEV. 5602 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 77 52 81 55 85  
TEMP 74 67 60 57 55 53 67 75 78 75 64 59 57 56 73 82 85 80  
DEWPT 46 52 53 52 51 49 50 45 42 42 44 42 43 43 47 42 39 42  
RH 37 59 78 83 86 86 54 34 28 31 48 53 59 62 40 24 20 26  
WIND DIR S E N W W NW W W NW NW N NW W NW W W NW NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 5 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 5 4  
WIND GUST 17 14 17 19 16 14 18 17  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 50 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 58 83 57 80 59 85 58 82  
TEMP 63 58 80 79 63 58 77 76 64 60 82 79 64 60 80 77  
DEWPT 44 46 48 49 51 52 55 55 57 54 52 52 51 50 51 50  
PWIND DIR NE E NE E S NW N SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 20 40 20 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S C  
TSTMS S C S C C  
 
 
SDZ013-182200-  
FAITH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-MEADE SD  
45.04N 102.02W ELEV. 2584 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 83 58 86 59 91  
TEMP 83 78 69 64 60 59 68 78 85 82 72 66 62 60 72 84 90 87  
DEWPT 51 52 55 56 56 57 59 56 52 51 54 55 53 51 54 50 48 48  
RH 33 40 61 75 87 93 73 47 32 34 53 68 72 72 53 31 24 26  
WIND DIR N NE E S SE S S S W NW SE S SW W NW N NW N  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6  
WIND GUST 14 18 17 18  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 40 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 60 89 60 85 61 88 62 89  
TEMP 67 60 83 86 67 60 79 83 68 62 81 86 68 62 82 86  
DEWPT 53 52 54 51 54 52 55 55 57 58 62 57 58 57 57 53  
PWIND DIR NE E E SE SE E NE N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
SDZ042-182200-  
PINE RIDGE AIRPORT-OGLALA LAKOTA SD  
43.02N 102.51W ELEV. 3333 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 84 57 87 58 93  
TEMP 82 78 69 65 61 58 70 80 86 83 72 67 62 60 75 87 92 89  
DEWPT 53 53 59 59 58 56 57 55 50 48 52 54 54 54 55 51 47 47  
RH 37 42 70 81 90 93 63 42 29 30 49 63 75 81 50 29 21 23  
WIND DIR W S E SE S SW W W NW NE SE S S SW SW NW N NE  
WIND SPD 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 5 8  
WIND GUST 18 16 14 16 16 18 16  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC CL FW CL CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 20 50 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 62 92 62 89 65 92 64 90  
TEMP 71 62 88 88 72 62 85 85 73 66 87 89 73 64 86 87  
DEWPT 53 55 56 53 58 57 58 58 60 58 58 55 58 56 57 54  
PWIND DIR E E E SE S W E S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN BZ GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 
 
SDZ032-182200-  
PHILIP AIRPORT-HAAKON SD  
44.05N 101.60W ELEV. 2209 FT  
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 84 58 87 59 93  
TEMP 82 79 70 64 61 59 70 78 85 83 72 66 63 61 75 86 92 88  
DEWPT 58 58 60 60 59 58 61 60 57 56 58 58 57 55 57 54 51 53  
RH 44 49 71 87 93 96 73 54 39 40 61 75 81 81 54 34 25 30  
WIND DIR N NE SE SW SW SW S SW W SW SE S SW SW W NW N N  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
WIND GUST 14 14 16 14 16 17  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 60 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C  
TSTMS S L L S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 61 89 61 87 63 90 64 89  
TEMP 68 61 84 87 68 61 81 84 69 65 84 87 70 64 84 88  
DEWPT 55 55 59 57 58 56 59 60 60 60 63 63 61 59 61 59  
PWIND DIR NE E E SE SE SW N N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 50 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S  
 
 
SDZ049-182200-  
WINNER REGIONAL AIRPORT-TRIPP SD  
43.39N 99.84W ELEV. 2032 FT  
131 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 82 61 84 63 92  
TEMP 82 79 71 66 63 62 70 77 83 79 70 66 64 64 76 85 91 86  
DEWPT 60 61 63 63 62 62 65 64 62 63 65 65 64 62 64 61 57 59  
RH 47 54 76 90 97100 84 64 49 58 84 97100 93 66 45 32 40  
WIND DIR N E E SW S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW W NW N  
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 8  
WIND GUST 13 20 20  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC CL FW FW CL SC CL FW CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 20 50 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 64 89 63 86 64 87 65 88  
TEMP 69 64 85 86 69 63 81 82 69 65 81 84 70 66 83 85  
DEWPT 60 60 62 62 62 59 60 62 61 61 65 67 65 63 66 65  
PWIND DIR SE E E SE SE S S NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 50 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
 
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