925
FNUS73 KUNR 121945
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR REDWOOD...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
145 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE REGION WILL BRING
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF
THOSE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH HAIL, GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS, AND LIGHTNING. EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME NORTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING. THERE ARE
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL REMAIN OUT THE EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 55 63 85
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............30 30 30 30
TEMP............85 85 84 83
RH..............43 43 46 49
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.22 24 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 6.4 3.9 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........85 90 99 98 99 92 84 73 91 96 93 95
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............79 75 71 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60
RH..............58 66 79 87 87 93 93 97 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 22 21 20 20 17 16 16 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 15 15
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 97 96 85 87 81 73 68 61 62 44 53
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............61 60 63 64 67 69 72 73 74 75 74 74
RH..............100 100 100 97 90 84 76 71 71 64 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 16 17 20 21 22 23 23 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.4 3.9 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619551.0/UNR
.DELDT 08/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV
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