868  
FNUS73 KFSD 071906  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GSB...GREGORY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
206 PM CDT MON APR 7 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. A NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING INTO THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN OCCASIONAL GUST BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE  
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
WINDS INCREASE ON TUESDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING BACK INTO THE  
50S. WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS APPROACHING 25 TO 30 MPH, AND RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING NEAR 30 PERCENT, FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE  
THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.  
 
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE MID-WEEK, WITH LOW RISKS FOR LIGHT  
RAIN AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES HOWEVER CLIMB  
INTO THE 50S AND 60S.  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........5 7 9 11 7 6 2 2 2 3 3 2  
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............44 45 41 38 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 31  
DEWPOINT........16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 15  
RH..............31 29 34 38 40 43 45 47 49 49 49 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST. 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 15  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
SKY (%).........5 16 42 64 50 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 32 39 48 58 63  
DEWPOINT........15 16 20 25 30 32  
RH..............53 51 46 40 34 31  
20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 12 SSE 15 SSE 16 SSE 15 SSE 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 20 24 24 22 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 2000 2500 3000 3500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 16 SSE 21 S 25 S 23 S 20 S 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
SKY (%).........31 38 42 40 46 60  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............63 58 50 46 44 43  
DEWPOINT........35 35 34 33 33 34  
RH..............35 42 54 60 65 70  
20 FT WIND......SE 10 ESE 8 E 6 NNE 6 N 6 NW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 12 9 9 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1000 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 ESE 12 ESE 12 ESE 9 E 8 NW 10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
SKY (%).........66 56 44 49 40 21  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............42 45 50 57 62 65  
DEWPOINT........38 40 39 37 34 32  
RH..............86 82 66 47 35 29  
20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 9 NW 12 NW 14 NW 16 NW 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 18 22 24 25  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1800 3900 6100 8300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 21 NNW 28 NW 26 NW 26 NW 29  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL  
 

 
FORECASTER...VIPOND  
REQUESTED BY...BRAD CHRISTENSEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2509086.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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