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FNUS73 KUNR 290020
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BENDER...SDWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
620 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RH RECOVERY TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO AROUND 80
PERCENT. WINDS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST WILL GRADUALLY
SWITCH TO OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 15 MPH.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING IN THE BLACK HILLS
AND HEADED TOWARD THE SPOT LOCATION. LIGHT PRECIPITATION, WINDS,
AND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BEST TIMING FOR
STORMS AROUND THE SPOT LOCATION WILL BE BETWEEN 630PM-9PM MDT.
GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 29 15 17 15 13 10 16 23 23 39
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 86 82 79 77 74 72 71 69 68 68
RH..............33 37 43 49 55 62 66 68 73 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE S SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 10 9 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 32 17 13 7 8 17 20 27 26 42 52
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............69 72 76 82 85 88 91 93 93 94 93 91
RH..............78 76 71 58 53 48 41 37 36 34 35 38
20 FT WIND DIR..N W S S S S S S S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 10 13 14 13 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 16 20 22 24 24 24 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.2 2.3 3.2 4.3 5.4 6.6 7.9 9.1 7.9 6.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 15 17 21 23 23 22 22 22 22
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO
20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50 57 45 58 59 55 47 58 85 67 68 78
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............89 84 81 78 76 75 74 72 72 69 68 68
RH..............42 51 56 64 69 71 71 76 73 84 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..SE W S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.23 21 20 21 20 17 17 16 13 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 3.7 2.2 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW W W SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 12 10 12 13
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14
MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 86 60 33 36 40 43 42 40 39 34 28
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............66 70 73 76 79 83 86 88 88 88 88 87
RH..............90 81 76 69 62 55 48 43 43 42 41 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N NE NE NE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 16 17 20 22 23 24 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.2 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 13 15 17 18 21 22 23 23
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.DELDT 07/28/26
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