522
FNUS73 KUNR 281111
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR QURY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
511 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND. WHILE WIND SPEED AND GUSTS WILL BE 20 MPH OR LESS,
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE AROUND 10% AND AROUND
14% SUNDAY. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT (30-35%). TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK AROUND 70F TODAY AND
SUNDAY WITH A LOW IN THE LOWER 40S TONIGHT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MONDAY NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT GUSTY (25+ MPH) WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR (ESPECIALLY FOR
UNSHELTERED AREAS). BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT, WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS FROM 15-25 MPH POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH. TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR SHELTERED AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 27 30 25 20 12 19 24 21 25 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 40 46 54 61 65 69 70 70 69 67
RH..............56 46 35 25 18 14 12 10 10 10 11
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 17 20 20 18 20 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7 3.3 4.3 5.1 5.6 7.5 5.8 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 36 45 45 38 35 29 26 17 16 17 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 60 56 52 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 43
RH..............12 15 19 23 27 27 29 29 29 30 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE N NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N NW NW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 10 12 13 14
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR SHELTERED AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 13 12 10 10 9 9 12 15 18 22 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 48 52 57 61 63 66 69 70 71 70 68
RH..............29 27 23 20 19 17 16 15 14 14 14 15
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N E SE SE S SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 14 14 15 16 18 20 20 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 3.0 4.8 6.7 7.5 8.4 9.3 7.4 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 17 17 17 17
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608193.0/UNR
.DELDT 03/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT.J.MACDONALD@USDA.GOV
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