499
FNUS73 KUNR 011229
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR LACREEK NWR POOL 10 RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
629 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO THE AREA
TODAY, WITH HIGHS NEAR 60. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOME NORTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER
20 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER ON SATURDAY, REACHING THE
LOWER 70S. WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 15%, ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING, THEN
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 32 26 21 14 16 16 12 21 19 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 42 47 51 54 55 57 58 58 60 58
RH..............67 56 46 39 35 31 28 27 27 25 26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 10 13 13 14 15 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 13 16 20 21 22 23 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 2.0 4.6 6.2 7.5 8.1 8.7 9.5 8.2 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 13 16 20 22 23 23 22 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER 3 AM. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 12 13 11 13 11 10 9 8 10 13 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 54 47 44 42 39 38 37 35 34 34 33
RH..............28 32 44 49 53 59 62 64 69 72 69 72
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 12 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.9 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E SE S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 9 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 11 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 37 44 54 61 66 69 72 73 74 74 74
RH..............69 64 51 36 28 23 20 17 16 15 15 15
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.5 5.0 6.6 7.5 8.4 9.3 8.6 7.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 21 20
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...JOHN GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612385.0/UNR
.DELDT 05/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOHN_GRAHAM@FWS.GOV
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