471  
FNUS73 KFSD 301524  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BV COUNTY PARK...BUENA VISTA COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1024 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HEADING INTO NORTHWESTERN IA, ANOTHER MILD DAY IS AHEAD WITH HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. AS MIXING CONTINUES TO INCREASE, SMOKE DISPERSAL  
SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME  
MORE NORTHWESTERLY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN  
15-25 MPH POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE, ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL  
PROGRESS THROUGH THE AREA STARTING AS EARLY AS 2 PM AND SHOULD  
CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING WHICH SHOULD INCREASE RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES INTO EARLY EVENING.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........37 16 22 45 50 62 63 66  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............46 48 50 52 53 54 55 53  
RH..............63 56 48 43 41 38 37 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 20 20 20 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.2 5.7 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.8 7.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 17 18 17 17 15  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC  
SKY (%).........64 70 61 47 42 46 45 49 48 42 48 55  
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS WID WID  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............53 51 46 43 41 40 39 38 36 36 34 34  
RH..............39 42 53 62 70 73 79 82 89 89 92 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NW NNW NW W WNW NW WNW WNW NW NW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 12 9 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 6.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NNW WNW NNW NNW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 9 8 9  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........51 52 49 45 42 42 46 45 45 44 45 46  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............34 33 37 40 44 47 48 50 51 53 53 53  
RH..............92 96 85 76 62 53 49 44 41 38 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 1.4 2.4 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.1 6.6 7.1 7.6 7.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 14 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX  
 

 
FORECASTER...IG  
REQUESTED BY...GREG JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612262.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DIRECTOR@BVCOUNTYCONSERVATION.COM  
 
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