233  
FNUS73 KFSD 291258  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TABOR REC. FIRE...MADISON VFD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
758 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE INTO THE MID-DAY HOURS. AS WINDS  
TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS  
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH  
THURSDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........42 38 40 41 43 41 39  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............51 53 55 57 58 58 59  
DEWPOINT........38 38 37 37 37 36 36  
RH..............62 58 52 48 46 44 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW W W W WNW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 4.5 5.5 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW W W W W WNW WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 10 12 9 10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD EX GD EX  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........37 34 39 43 48 51 54 57 59 61 62 62  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............59 58 55 51 49 47 46 44 43 41 41 40  
DEWPOINT........36 36 36 36 36 35 35 35 36 36 36 35  
RH..............42 45 49 57 62 64 67 70 76 82 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW N NE ENE E ESE NNE NE NE NNE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW WNW NNE E WNW E NW NW NNW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 6 6 8 5 5 6 6 6 8 8  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC  
SKY (%).........62 62 84 74 64 60 56 52 51 51 50 46  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............39 38 38 41 45 47 49 50 52 53 54 55  
DEWPOINT........35 34 35 36 36 36 35 34 34 33 33 32  
RH..............85 86 91 84 72 67 59 54 51 48 46 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE NE NNE N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 12 14 16 16 17 18 20 20  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...IC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611755.3/FSD  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WBIALAS@EASTRIVER.COOP  
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