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FNUS73 KUNR 241621
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR STAN MARK...SD-GPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
921 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MST ON DECEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. IT WILL ALSO BE BREEZY AT TIMES WITH SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 20 TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THEN SLOWLY INCREASE
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 8 34 58 65 75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 61 60 58 54 51
RH..............26 26 28 30 36 41
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 20 6 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.8 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 15 12 9 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 50
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........78 79 79 69 59 52 37 26 34 44 51 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 50 50 50 50 51 51 52 52 54 54 54
RH..............44 44 46 46 48 46 46 46 46 45 45 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 17
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 7 9 12 15 16 17 20 21 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 15 18 20 22 22 23 26 33 43 49
CHRISTMAS DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 21 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 TO 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 50 TO 60 MPH INCREASING TO 65 TO 70 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO AROUND
55 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
AROUND 45 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
TO 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO FAIR LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 63 40 35 41 46 48 49 51 43 36 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 54 55 56 58 59 60 60 60 59 57 55
RH..............48 49 47 44 42 40 39 39 40 40 41 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 21 22 22 21 17 15 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 29 31 31 29 24 21 20 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.51 49 49 56 64 68 63 53 41 31 22 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
COLDER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...DH
REQUESTED BY...CASEY GLINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2528048.0/UNR
.DELDT 12/24/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CASEY.GLINES@STATE.SD.US
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