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FNUS73 KFSD 141620
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR NESTOR STILES PRESERVE...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1120 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STILL SEE THE LOW CLOUDS AT THE SITE, BUT NOTICING DISSIPATION TO
THE SOUTH ON SATELLITE AND EXPECT THAT TO REACH THE SITE WITHIN
THE NEXT HOUR. OTHERWISE, EXPECT A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY FOR THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES (10-20%)
RETURN BY MID AFTERNOON, BUT THE BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. RH VALUES TODAY EXCEED 40% WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING INTO THE MID 70S. WINDS REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........46 39 30 38 37 46
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............66 72 74 74 75 74
DEWPOINT........53 53 52 52 51 52
RH..............63 51 46 46 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.2 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NE ENE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 12 12
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
SKY (%).........55 57 56 58 55 60 64 61 66 55 50 39
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............72 70 65 61 59 57 56 54 53 53 51 51
DEWPOINT........50 49 49 48 48 49 48 47 47 47 47 47
RH..............46 47 56 62 67 75 74 77 80 80 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE ENE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE N NNE NE NNE NNE NE ENE NE ENE ENE ENE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 17 18 17 17 16 15 14 16 12 12
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........40 46 64 56 48 47 47 47 45 43 41 41
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
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 50 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............50 49 51 54 57 60 63 66 68 69 69 68
DEWPOINT........47 46 47 48 50 51 52 52 52 51 50 50
RH..............89 89 86 80 77 72 67 61 57 53 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE NE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12
20 FT WINDGUST.13 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.8 4.4 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE NE NNE NNE N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 16 14 13 14 16 15 14 12 12
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...SRF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FEISEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610311.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFFREY.FEISEL@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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