087  
FNUS73 KFSD 281242  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TABOR REC. FIRE...MADISON VFD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
742 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
OUTSIDE OF SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SPRINKLES AND SHOWERS TODAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY, DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS PREVAIL. WINDS THIS  
MORNING WILL BE QUITE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION. IT'S NOT  
UNTIL MID-DAY WHEN WIND DIRECTION BEGINS TO PREVAIL FROM THE  
NORTHWEST THAT A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BEGIN TO ARRIVE. WIND  
GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SURPASS 15 MPH TODAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-68 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........84 87 79 80 84 84 79  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 30 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 46 48 49 50 50 49  
DEWPOINT........36 36 37 38 38 39 40  
RH..............73 69 66 65 66 68 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW WNW WNW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.9 3.7 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NW WNW WNW WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC CDY CDY CDY MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC  
SKY (%).........80 92 93 98 87 89 66 57 60 62 57 50  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............49 48 46 45 43 44 43 42 40 39 37 36  
DEWPOINT........41 41 41 40 39 37 36 36 36 36 35 35  
RH..............75 79 81 83 85 76 78 81 85 89 92 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W WNW WNW WNW WNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W WNW WNW W W W W W W WNW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........49 51 48 39 30 32 34 36 39 42 45 43  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............36 35 37 41 45 48 52 55 57 59 60 60  
DEWPOINT........34 34 35 37 39 39 39 38 38 38 38 38  
RH..............92 94 92 88 81 71 61 53 49 45 44 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W WSW WSW SW WSW WSW WSW W W W WNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.1 3.6 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 5.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW W W W W WSW W W W WNW WNW WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...IC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611755.2/FSD  
.DELDT 04/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WBIALAS@EASTRIVER.COOP  
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