Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
561 FNUS73 KUNR 011637 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Springbrook Rx...Rapid City Fire Department National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1037 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on May 01. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Cool and unsettled weather will continue through Friday with a daily chance of showers. The wind on Thursday morning will be relatively light. Switching from northwest early to southeast later in the morning. West-northwest winds will develop on Thursday afternoon with some gusts up to 20 mph possible, especially if any showers are in the area. A few light showers are possible on on Thursday afternoon, however the chance of wetting rain will be low. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Isolated rain showers late in the morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 58. Min humidity........Around 45 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph during the rest of this morning, increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts around 20 mph this afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds possible near any thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................60 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4700 to 5200 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent this afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 36. Max humidity........Around 82 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph early in the evening, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph around 700 PM then around 1100 PM winds becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds possible near any thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................Around 60 percent in the evening. LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 24 mph. Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of light rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 55. Min humidity........Around 33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Around 1100 AM becoming southeast around 5 mph. Around 200 PM west-northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, especially if any showers are in the area. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......11800 to 12300 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. $$ Forecaster...GR Requested by...Eric OConnor Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412800.1/UNR .DELDT 05/01/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL eric.oconnor@rcgov.org