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FNUS73 KUNR 221531
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE FIRE...WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
931 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CHANCES OF RAIN THIS MORNING HAVE ENDED. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST, THEN NORTHWEST SOMETIME IN THE
EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON (MOST LIKELY 1-3PM). A SHIFT TO THE EAST
IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING (POSSIBLY 7-9PM), THEN WILL REMAIN FROM
THE EAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY, INCREASING THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
PRODUCE ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 85 74 57 39 30 28 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............37 39 42 48 55 56 56 55
RH..............85 80 66 49 35 33 30 29
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 16 21 22 22 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 18 22 24 23 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING
TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 37 40 38 41 41 48 53 54 58 62 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 48 46 44 43 41 40 38 37 37 37 37
RH..............29 35 42 49 51 55 55 57 59 59 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE E E E E NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 15 14 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 83 78 72 68 64 61 53 45 37 35 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 39 42 45 48 52 55 60 63 65 65 64
RH..............61 64 60 51 47 41 38 31 26 23 21 20
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE MUIRHEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607110.0/UNR
.DELDT 03/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRYSONMUIRHEAD@GMAIL.COM
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