199
FNUS73 KUNR 261340
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED STONE...PINE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
740 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND WET TODAY AS SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION.
DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED (~85%) THIS
AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 22 MPH, WINDS BECOME NORTH-NORTHEAST AFTER 2000-2100 HOURS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WITH CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER AGAIN,
GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AROUND 0.5-0.75", WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM THE FIRE AREA EASTWARD. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
LESS THAN AN INCH - ANY SNOW WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE OR WILL MELT
DURING THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 TO 1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 95 97 98 100 100 100 99 99 99
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............35 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 40 40
RH..............94 100 99 99 97 93 89 92 96 92
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 23 25 26 28 28 26 25 24
FORECASTER...SE
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM YOUNG BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611763.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WILLIAM.YOUNGBEAR@BIA.GOV
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