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FNUS73 KFSD 291359
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTOPHERSON - SCHMIDT 1...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
859 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING REMAIN SLIGHTLY SOUTH EAST, BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO TURN MORE TO THE SOUTH BY MID-LATE MORNING. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 20-25 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 11AM, BUT TRENDS
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WEAKENING WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
DROPPING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. MINIMAL DIRECTIONAL CHANGE IS
ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS REMAIN SOUTH TO SLIGHTLY
SOUTHWEST INTO EARLY EVENING.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN
SATURDAY AND WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PERCENT BY MID-LATE
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC PC MCR MCR CLR
SKY (%).........40 54 58 61 55 41 25 9 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 50 54 59 63 68 70 72 71
DEWPOINT........27 30 33 35 37 38 39 40 40
RH..............48 46 45 41 38 34 33 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14 14 13 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 22 21 21 17 17 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 20 18 18 17 17 17 17
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR
SKY (%).........6 5 4 10 13 10 16 18 12 8 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 68 63 59 57 55 53 50 49 48 46 45
DEWPOINT........41 42 42 42 42 41 41 40 39 39 39 39
RH..............34 40 48 53 58 59 64 68 68 73 76 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW W W W NW S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SSW SW SSW SSW SW SW WSW WNW NW NNE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 6 6
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........6 10 15 25 15 24 27 38 54 57 56 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 46 51 58 64 69 73 76 77 78 77
DEWPOINT........39 39 41 43 44 45 46 46 46 45 44 44
RH..............79 82 81 73 61 51 45 39 35 32 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE ESE ESE ESE SE SSE S S SSW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 13 15 17 21 22 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.8 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ENE E ESE SSE S S SSW SSW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 10 15 17 21 24 25 24 22
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX GD
FORECASTER...DUX
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608340.0/FSD
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BEN.CHRISTENSEN@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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