883
FNUS73 KUNR 291131
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR QURY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
531 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY MAY BECOME
CRITICAL ON MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY
EVENING.
SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 14
PERCENT AS NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5-10 MPH BECOME SOUTHWEST. FEW GUSTS
AROUND 20 MPH. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT (31%) AS
SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME WEST.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 13 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH
INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25-35 MPH.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT AND LIMITED PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH FOR EXPOSED LOCATIONS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 13 10 6 7 13 13 13 13 15 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 46 54 62 65 67 69 70 70 69 67
RH..............32 28 22 17 15 15 14 13 14 14 16
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.2 3.3 5.5 6.7 7.2 7.6 9.0 7.6 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH BECOMING WEST.
FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH FOR EXPOSED AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 21 22 22 24 22 18 18 21 24 35 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 61 57 53 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49
RH..............17 20 23 27 29 29 30 29 28 28 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 12 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE E SE S S SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 10 9 8 9 13 18 22 21 17
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
WITH GUSTS FROM 25-35 MPH, ESPECIALLY FOR
EXPOSED AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 TO 9100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12100 TO
12600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 45 48 51 49 46 44 42 40 38 47 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 53 56 60 64 66 69 72 73 74 73 70
RH..............30 28 25 23 21 19 17 14 13 12 13 15
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 16 18 23 28 30 32 33 32 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 3.2 5.3 7.3 9.1 11 13 11 9.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 14 16 20 25 31 37 41 44 44 43
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608193.1/UNR
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT.J.MACDONALD@USDA.GOV
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