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FNUS73 KUNR 281122
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAUMAN FIRE...SD-PRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
522 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0702 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY, SUPPORTING RAIN THIS MORNING WITH MORE SHOWERY PRECIP THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY. THINGS DRY OUT
OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO
THE AREA WEDNESDAY, BUT OVERALL DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND THE REST OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN OCCASIONAL
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 92 92 94 96 99 99 98 94 93 91
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY LKY OCL OCL OCL SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............36 37 38 40 40 42 43 44 44 45 45
RH..............85 84 83 82 84 82 77 77 78 74 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE S S W NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 9 10 10 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.8 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........85 80 58 53 49 48 44 24 22 32 33 30
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............44 42 39 37 35 35 34 33 32 32 32 32
RH..............75 81 90 95 96 94 96 96 96 96 94 92
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 14
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 TO 9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 41 41 41 41 42 42 44 47 49 48 46
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 33 37 42 47 51 55 57 58 58 58 58
RH..............96 92 85 79 70 57 48 43 41 40 39 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 16 17 20 21 22 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 3.5 5.7 8.0 8.4 8.9 9.4 8.7 7.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 17 18 21 22 22 22 22 22
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...IC(T)-BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611817.1/UNR
.DELDT 04/28/26
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