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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR PRAIRIE SEED FARM...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
559 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDY SKIES ARE IN STORE FOR TODAY, WITH SHOWERS MOVING IN BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START LIGHT AND OUT OF THE EAST, BUT
TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER DAYBREAK.
HIGHS GETTING INTO LOW 50S. RH VALUES WILL STAY IN THE 50 PERCENT
RANGE AT IGNITION AND INCREASE INTO 60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY
MID-AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/51300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............47 48 50 51 51 50 48 47 47 46 46 46
RH..............53 51 50 48 50 56 63 74 74 79 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.4 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 16 20 20 21 20 21 20 23 23 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW CIURRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/11/26
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.EMAIL ANDREW.CIURRO@WISCONSIN.GOV
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