891
FNUS73 KUNR 011248
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORT CREEK FIRE...CC EM & HS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
648 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES TODAY AND
UPPER 90S ON SUNDAY. WITH VERY LOW RH AND BREEZY WINDS, NEAR-
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS. COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 TO 9700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 TO
13500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 7 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 73 79 85 90 94 97 98 100 101 101
RH..............56 46 38 29 23 18 15 13 11 10 10
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.7 8.3 9.7 11 14 12 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 TO 1000
FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
DECREASING TO AROUND 25 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 (%).........9 8 12 26 38 52 32 51 54 52 51 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............101 99 94 87 85 84 82 81 79 77 75 74
RH..............10 11 13 18 19 20 22 24 27 30 31 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 13 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 17 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 25 29 32 32 35 35 32 30 28 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...13 7.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 24 26 30 33 36 35 32 29 25 22
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 36 18 27 29 36 33 27 26 29 56 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 73 76 80 86 88 90 92 93 94 94 94
RH..............33 34 30 24 18 16 15 13 12 11 11 11
20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 13 15 15 15 14 14 12 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 21 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.7 5.5 6.2 5.9 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW NW N N N N N NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 25 28 26 25 23 22 21 20 20 21
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...J MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618774.0/UNR
.DELDT 08/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JIMM@CAMPBELLCOFIREWY.GOV
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