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FNUS73 KUNR 072353
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVEN CREEK...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
553 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, SOME STRONG, WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR STORMS THROUGH 2200 TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, BUT HAIL COULD ALSO
BE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED STORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 0200 MONDAY,
BUT THESE STORMS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS.
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING (2100-2300),
BRINGING GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND BE RELATIVELY LIGHT
MONDAY MORNING, BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATE MONDAY
MORNING. ISOLATED STORMS MAY RETURN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT) TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
(60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH
DIRECTLY BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT BETWEEN
2100-2300 MDT. GUSTS DECREASING TO 18 MPH
AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND
20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 43 51 48 68 75 71 77 61 50 32 37
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............87 82 76 69 61 57 53 50 48 47 45 45
RH..............15 20 28 40 60 67 71 71 68 65 68 65
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW N N N N N N N N NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 17 17 18 20 18 16 14 12 8
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 24 25 25 28 26 25 23 21 18 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.33 31 29 26 28 29 30 29 26 24 20 16
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 43 37 30 23 32 35 23 42 43 52 56
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 49 53 58 62 66 69 73 76 79 81 80
RH..............60 55 46 38 35 33 32 29 27 25 24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE E SE SE S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 10 13 15 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 18 21 23 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.3 5.9 7.4 9.0 7.2 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE SE SE S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 10 12 15 18 23 25 28
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........52 37 32 29 14 29 30 49 65 79 69 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 76 73 70 66 64 63 61 59 58 58 55
RH..............28 29 33 39 43 48 53 58 62 64 68 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 29 29 28 28 28 30 30 29 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.7 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 32 33 36 37 38 39 39 38 35 30
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...MOLLY WARTENBEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/07/26
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