413
FNUS73 KUNR 301118
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR QURY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
518 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING
AROUND 900 PM. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH LIMITED WETTING PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
HIGHS TODAY WILL BE AROUND 74F WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 14
PERCENT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 32F WITH FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AROUND 60%. HIGHS TUESDAY WILL AROUND 42F WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 30%. WETTING PRECIPITATION CHANCES
TONIGHT ARE 0%, BUT INCREASE TO 20% TUESDAY, BUT DON'T EXPECT
MUCH.
LOOKING AHEAD, A PATTERN CHANGE DEVELOPS BY WEDNESDAY, PERSISTING
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION
WHICH WILL INCLUDE ACCUMULATING SNOW.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH.
GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 25-40 MPH FOR EXPOSED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 TO 10100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 TO
12500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 55 44 37 36 50 44 18 12 24 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 50 56 64 67 69 71 72 73 73 72
RH..............41 35 28 22 19 18 16 15 15 13 14
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 15 16 17 17 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 23 26 32 33 40 40 41
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.5 3.7 5.5 7.2 8.5 10 13 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 16 20 24 30 35 38 40 43 41
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 900 PM.
GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH FOR EXPOSED AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........56 62 78 64 69 63 49 52 52 73 75 84
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RS SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 65 61 57 52 48 44 40 37 36 35 34
RH..............15 17 21 28 37 45 54 58 59 59 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 15 14 15 17 20 20 18 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.35 36 28 28 31 32 32 31 30 28 24 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.39 35 29 24 25 28 30 30 29 28 24 21
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH FOR
EXPOSED AREAS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 TO 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 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 (%).........82 85 88 90 88 86 84 83 82 81 82 84
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............34 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 41 41 39
RH..............55 59 54 48 44 42 39 36 34 32 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 17 18 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 20 21 21
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608193.2/UNR
.DELDT 03/30/26
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.EMAIL ROBERT.J.MACDONALD@USDA.GOV
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