066  
FNUS73 KFSD 301741  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LSSP HUDSON ACRES...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1241 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY WARMED TO ABOUT 70F EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER WARM, PEAKING AT ABOUT 75F. DEW  
POINTS REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY FOR  
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOWER  
HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN TO ABOUT 30-35%. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF THE  
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WITH SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. A FEW GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 20  
MPH IS EXPECTED AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE TURNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON  
HOURS AND ENDING UP OUT OF THE NORTH BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, AS  
WINDS TURN NORTHERLY, THEY WILL BE DECREASING IN STRENGTH. THUS,  
HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAIN FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON DUE TO  
PERSISTENT DRY FUELS IN PLACE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........19 16 28 36 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 69 72 74 72  
DEWPOINT........44 44 44 45 44  
RH..............46 40 37 35 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S W NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.4 4.1 4.1 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE S SW WNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC MCR MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........47 63 38 14 16 23 41 62 71 61 59 53  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............70 67 61 57 54 52 50 48 46 45 44 41  
DEWPOINT........44 43 44 43 43 43 43 42 40 38 37 34  
RH..............39 42 53 59 66 71 77 80 79 76 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 15 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 15 15 14 15 17 20 22 24 28 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE ENE ENE ENE NNE NNE N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 15 18 20 23  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEYERS  
REQUESTED BY...B. THOMPSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608577.0/FSD  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BECKY.THOMPSON@STATE.MN.US  
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