Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
220 FNUS73 KUNR 301522 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Springbrook Rx...Rapid City Fire Department National Weather Service Rapid City SD 922 AM MDT Tue Apr 30 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 30. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Northwest winds are expected through the day today. An isolated very light rain shower is possible this morning. There a better chance of showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, on Wednesday afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy this morning (55-65 percent), partly sunny this afternoon (45-55 percent). An isolated very light rain shower possible this morning. Max temperature.....Around 59. Min humidity........Around 23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts as high as 25 mph. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......9700 to 10200 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....Around 36. Max humidity........Around 50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 25 mph early in the evening shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the southwest around 10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 60. Min humidity........Around 37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds possible near any thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6400 to 6900 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to west around 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. $$ Forecaster...GR Requested by...Eric OConnor Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412800.0/UNR .DELDT 04/30/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL eric.oconnor@rcgov.org