208
FNUS73 KUNR 230847
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MURPHY...GPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
247 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0300 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
ABOUT 7-8 AM. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING, BUT WETTING
RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER. ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR RAIN/SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 31 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 52
RH..............22 25 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28 28
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 35
TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 16 33 37 56 72 82 85 84 83 77 69
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............51 51 52 53 53 53 52 55 55 55 55 53
RH..............29 32 35 38 39 41 43 37 37 35 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 22 24 26 26 26 25 24 23 21
20 FT WIND GUST.24 28 28 31 35 37 38 38 37 36 35 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 3.5 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 31 33 37 38 39 39 38 38 36 33 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 TO 1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........58 61 60 70 83 92 94 93 91 90 82 78
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............52 48 44 42 40 39 37 36 35 33 32 32
RH..............35 39 45 51 55 62 64 67 69 72 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.29 26 25 23 22 22 20 20 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.1 4.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 25 23 22 24 26 28 24 20 16 14 13
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...MATT KARGES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611450.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV
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