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FNUS73 KUNR 281441
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
841 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH
RH DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BREEZY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS (UNLESS
STORMS ARE NEARBY), RETURNING TO SOUTH - SOUTHWEST FLOW MONDAY
MORNING. FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. DRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AROUND 25% AND SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 - 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 4 6 10 11 19 25 20 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 65 67 69 70 70 69 70 71
RH..............43 45 41 36 32 30 28 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 24 26 28 30 28 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.9 4.9 6.3 7.4 8.2 9.2 8.9 8.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 39 40 40 41 41 39 37 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
10 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........37 64 67 62 59 61 56 61 51 41 40 22
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............70 67 65 59 57 54 54 52 51 49 49 49
RH..............25 30 35 45 49 55 57 63 63 68 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.24 20 15 12 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 4.9 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE E S
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 21 14 8 8 9 12 13 14 14 12 10
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 55
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 20 13 6 7 6 5 5 17 19 36 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 50 53 55 58 60 61 63 65 65 66 67
RH..............68 66 59 51 44 41 36 34 30 29 27 25
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 9 10 13 13 14 14 14 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 20 24 28 31 32 35 36 37 36 37
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.7 2.9 4.1 5.3 6.4 7.6 8.5 9.5 10 9.7 9.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 18 25 32 40 46 51 53 54 54 53
FORECASTER...AD
REQUESTED BY...POLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/28/26
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