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FNUS73 KUNR 241807
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPBELL COUNTY FAIR & DEMO DERBY...CC EM & HS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1207 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
THE MAIN CONCERN OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE
EXTREME HEAT. HIGHS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE RIGHT AROUND 100
IN GILLETTE, WITH A HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 95 AND 100. THE REST OF
TODAY WILL BE DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EXPECTED.
FOR SATURDAY, ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING. WHILE THERE IS
VERY LITTLE MOISTURE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. DRY LIGHTNING
WILL THEN BE A CONCERN FOR THE POTENTIAL TO START FIRES. ALSO
GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT, EVEN SMALL STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE
50-70 MPH GUSTS IF THEY'RE NEAR THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...93.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
21 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............97
RH..............17
HEAT INDEX (F)..93
SURFACE WND DIR.N
SURFACE WND SPD.6
SURFACE WND GST.21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 19 23 24 24 30 31 25 35 37 35 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............96 93 89 84 81 78 77 75 74 72 70 69
RH..............18 20 24 29 32 35 36 38 40 43 46 47
HEAT INDEX (F)..92 89 86 82 80 78 77 75 74 72 70 69
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N E SE SE S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.20 17 15 15 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 16
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...98.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 39 33 29 28 30 45 45 45 45 45 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............70 75 80 86 91 95 97 99 100 102 103 102
RH..............46 42 36 31 23 18 16 14 13 12 12 12
HEAT INDEX (F)..70 75 80 84 87 91 93 94 96 98 98 97
SURFACE WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 10 10 10 9
SURFACE WND GST.15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 23 22
FORECASTER...AD
REQUESTED BY...JIM MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2618135.0/UNR
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JIMM@CAMPBELLCOFIREWY.GOV
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