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FNUS73 KUNR 240111
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR FB 17...ROSEBUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
711 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE FRIDAY NIGHT
WHEN THE CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL BE 50% (EXPECTED
AMOUNT AROUND 0.10"). SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR, IF ANY
ACCUMULATES AT ALL. NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST
FRIDAY, BUT THEN BACK TO NORTHERLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND THEN JUST
BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY NIGHT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
DECREASING TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (CDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........52 39 42 42 47 53 62 64 72 74
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RS RS RS
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............45 43 41 40 39 38 38 37 36 35
RH..............56 57 61 63 64 64 62 64 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 20 16 14 14 15 16 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 18 15 15 15 17 20 22 21 17
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........75 76 74 67 57 58 56 54 54 54 65 82
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............35 34 36 39 44 46 48 51 53 53 54 53
RH..............69 72 67 57 49 43 39 36 33 33 32 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 13 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.5 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.5 5.4 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 18 17 16
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY, POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........93 95 94 94 92 90 88 88 89 89 86 83
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RS RS RS
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............50 47 42 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 32
RH..............41 49 65 76 82 85 85 85 89 92 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 17 15 14 12 12 13 13 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 22 21 18 16 16 17 18 17 17
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 25
TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........80 78 76 74 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 68
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............32 33 35 37 39 42 45 46 47 48 48 47
RH..............96 92 89 82 76 67 60 58 53 51 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 21 23 24 25 26 28 26 26 24
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...LOREN DRAGG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/23/26
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