984  
FNUS73 KFSD 101443  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...OSCEOLA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
943 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE MAIN CONCERN  
BEING HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE NEAR THE AREA. THE MAIN  
CHALLENGE THAT HIGH PRESSURE CAN BRING IS LIGHTER AND MORE  
VARIABLE WINDS, AND TODAY WILL BE NO DIFFERENT. WHILE WINDS SHOULD  
GENERALLY TURN FROM NORTHERLY TO NORTHEAST THEN EAST AND  
SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON, THE CHANGE IN DIRECTION MAY NOT  
ALWAYS BE THAT SMOOTH.  
 
FOR TONIGHT, SHOWER CHANCES WILL INCREASE AFTER 3-4 AM. WINDS WILL  
INCREASE TOWARDS SUNRISE SATURDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8-12  
MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND INTO SATURDAY  
MORNING WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE WITH SOUTHEASTERLY  
GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........5 2 3 3 5 8 11 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 41 44 49 52 53 54 56  
DEWPOINT........27 29 28 25 26 26 26 26  
RH..............69 62 53 39 36 35 34 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.1 2.4 3.4 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NE NNE NNE NNE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 9 6 6 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR FR GD FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........10 9 8 18 19 31 34 42 70 68 70 73  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............54 53 50 45 42 41 40 39 38 38 38 37  
DEWPOINT........25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30  
RH..............32 35 41 51 57 59 62 64 70 70 73 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 10 9 12 12 10 14 15 17 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY  
SKY (%).........67 74 80 85 90 90 90 90 90 91 91 93  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 80 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............37 38 38 39 40 42 44 47 49 51 54 56  
DEWPOINT........31 32 33 35 37 40 43 45 47 48 49 51  
RH..............79 79 82 85 89 93 96 93 93 89 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 22 22 22 21  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 28  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 23 25 28 29 28 28 28 28 26 25  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...SAMET  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS SCHMALEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609967.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NSCHMALEN@GMAIL.COM  
 
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