370
FNUS73 KUNR 291114
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAUMAN FIRE...SD-PRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
514 AM MDT WED APR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0702 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION TODAY, SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
ANY SHOWERS. THINGS DRY OUT OVERNIGHT. EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING
TREND THE REST OF THE WEEK, WITH DRY WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30 32 38 39 45 52 51 55 57 57 52
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 43 46 49 51 54 55 56 57 56 56
RH..............87 78 70 63 56 48 45 43 40 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 14 15 17 18 21 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.6 2.9 4.8 6.2 6.6 6.7 7.4 6.3 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 15 16 17 20 21 23 24 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50 52 40 34 36 40 42 42 40 39 46 43
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 46 43 41 40 39 37 36 35 35 35
RH..............45 55 67 75 78 84 85 89 92 94 94 92
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.21 17 15 13 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.8 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 17 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 TO 8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 43 36 30 35 41 46 47 48 51 48 46
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 35 38 41 45 48 51 52 53 54 54 53
RH..............98 94 85 75 61 50 42 39 36 35 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 14 16 18 21 22 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.3 2.2 3.0 4.5 5.9 7.3 7.8 8.3 8.8 8.1 7.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 15 17 20 22 23 23 23 23 23
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...IC(T)-BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611817.2/UNR
.DELDT 04/29/26
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