523
FNUS73 KUNR 141045
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR 87 FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
445 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOLER AND LESS BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH
SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING HOURS. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY,
WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY RETURN ON THURSDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED,
AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WETTING
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY WITH THIS EVENT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 75 79 79 79 81 80 82 80 80 82 81
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............35 35 38 44 50 51 52 54 54 54 53 51
RH..............47 50 46 38 30 30 31 31 32 35 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 8 10 13 15 16 16 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 3.1 6.2 7.2 7.0 6.3 5.5 6.5 4.7 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 10 13 14 14 13 13 12 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........78 73 61 52 41 34 28 24 22 21 20 14
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 45 42 40 38 37 36 35 35 35 34 34
RH..............46 51 60 64 67 70 69 69 69 69 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 26 27 29 29 29 29 25 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 40 45 50 53 56 59 61 63 63 63 61
RH..............67 57 47 39 33 28 23 20 18 18 18 19
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.0 1.7 2.4 4.2 6.0 7.9 8.3 8.7 9.0 8.5 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 18 21 23
FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...RYAN FLYNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610047.3/UNR
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEREMY.DALMAN@USDA.GOV,SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV,THOMAS.ROERICK@USDA.GOV,WAYNE.YANDERS@USDA.GOV
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