585  
FNUS73 KUNR 162217  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD RX...WYNCD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
317 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MST ON NOVEMBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH CHANCES  
FOR RAIN (20 TO 25%) AFTER 0100 MST. FAIR TO GOOD RH RECOVERY  
OVERNIGHT (60 TO 73%) WITH MAXIMUM RH ATTAINED AT AROUND DAWN.  
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  
 
CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE FORECAST SITE INCREASE THROUGH TOMORROW  
MORNING (50 TO 75%) REMAINING LIGHT AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE  
NORTH. RAIN AMOUNTS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN  
0.1" (CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS AROUND 30%). CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES  
RECOVERING TO AROUND 93%. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER 2200-2300  
MST TOMORROW NIGHT.  
 
DRY ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS AT AROUND 50. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT  
AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER 3  
AM.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 17 23 27 30 46 57 61 75 85 83 94  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............50 49 49 48 47 48 48 47 47 46 44 44  
RH..............50 51 53 56 58 56 56 60 60 63 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 9  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........82 TO 86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................55 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 TO 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 93 91 91 88 89 93 93 94 93 90 87  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............44 44 44 44 44 44 45 46 46 46 45 44  
RH..............76 76 79 82 86 89 86 83 83 83 82 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E NE N NW NW N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 8 9 9 12 13 14 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE NE N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........70 61 84 69 69 69 63 57 51 52 52 53  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............43 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 40 39 39 38  
RH..............89 93 89 89 93 89 89 86 89 92 89 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 3 TO  
5 MPH, GUSTING TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 TO 3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 49 47 46 45 44 49 53 58 63 68 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 39 40 42 44 46 48 49 49 48 47 46  
RH..............92 89 89 86 82 79 74 71 68 71 71 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW W W W W W W SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 6  
 

 
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