625
FNUS73 KUNR 031121
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHENK RX UNIT 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
521 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLANNED BURN
AREA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOW TO
MID 70S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 20 TO 30%. WINDS FOR
THE UPCOMING WEEK ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
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 (%).........12 11 11 11 11 7 8 12 14 13 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 53 58 63 68 70 70 71 70 69 66
RH..............68 62 52 42 33 34 32 29 29 30 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 13 15 15 16 17 16 15 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 21 25 24 25 25 25 25 23 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.0 5.3 6.1 4.8 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 22 25 28 30 29 28 25 22 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER 3 AM INCREASING TO
EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 9 29 41 30 30 42 40 45 30 29 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 57 53 51 49 49 48 48 47 46 46 46
RH..............36 43 50 54 56 56 58 60 63 68 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE E NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 12 10 8 7 7 8 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 14 13 10 8 6 6 7 8 8 8
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 TO 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 41 24 30 31 30 9 7 5 2 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 45 48 56 60 63 66 68 69 70 70 69
RH..............68 70 65 53 46 44 45 42 40 38 38 39
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 2.9 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FORECASTER...EW
REQUESTED BY...HAYDEN HOELSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622863.2/UNR
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HAYDEN.HOELSCHER@USDA.GOV
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