891
FNUS73 KUNR 080149
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
749 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SPOT AREA OVERNIGHT. THERE IS
A SMALL CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER/STORM TO DEVELOP ON THE
HILLS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER MOST PLACES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
DRY. A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SPOT AREA BETWEEN 0400
AND 0700 FRIDAY MORNING, CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT AND PICK UP OUT OF
THE NORTH. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO INCREASE THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 40 46 43 30 14 13 11 18 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 74 71 70 71 73 72 71 69 67
RH..............20 22 26 29 32 34 35 36 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 13 10 9 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW N N N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 13 10 9 8 9 9 10 9 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 33 33 33 44 54 65 73 80 88 86 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 71 74 76 77 78 79 79 78 76 74
RH..............48 54 51 48 45 43 43 42 41 40 45 48
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.3 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.8 4.6 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 12 13 15 17 22 26 29 25 20
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........81 79 76 74 65 56 47 35 23 11 9 8
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 68 66 64 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 57
RH..............51 57 61 65 70 70 69 67 64 62 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E NE NE NE N N NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
FORECASTER...AD
REQUESTED BY...GPC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/07/25
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