074  
FNUS73 KUNR 261925  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLAYHOUSE...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1225 PM MST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MST ON NOVEMBER 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT  
OVERALL IT WILL REMAIN CLOUDY AND COOL. THE COOL TEMPERATURES WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. AT  
THIS TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY  
EVENING; HOWEVER, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT - LESS THAN AN  
INCH AND LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.01 TO 0.03 OF AN INCH. NO  
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE FIRE. THE STRONGEST WINDS  
WOULD BE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTH WINDS OF 8 TO 13 MPH AND  
GUSTS OF 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 TO 3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 67 61 66 62 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............29 29 30 30 30 28  
RH..............43 45 46 47 49 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 3.3 2.2 1.0 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 7 6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO WEST AROUND  
5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING DECREASING TO WEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........57 49 43 43 37 33 29 25 22 24 32 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............26 25 25 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23  
RH..............57 62 65 65 68 71 71 74 77 77 81 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SW W W W W W W NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 8 9 10 13 13 13 10 9  
   
THANKSGIVING DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 TO 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 39 38 35 40 44 48 53 57 65 72 80  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............23 24 26 31 34 35 37 37 36 34 32 30  
RH..............81 81 78 63 56 56 52 52 54 58 63 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.1 1.2 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 12 12 10  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.  
HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW ENDING BY MORNING. LOWS  
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS AROUND 30.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MS  
REQUESTED BY...TANNER SKAARE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2526633.0/UNR  
.DELDT 11/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHUA.BEHLINGS@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.BENNETT@USDA.GOV  
 
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