Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
453 FNUS73 KFSD 081142 FWSFSD Spot Forecast for SDLAR Crystal Lake Unit C...USFWS National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 642 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Isolated showers and storms are expected to develop by late morning, becoming more scattered through the afternoon hours. Showers and storms continue off and on through the evening. New rainfall amounts through tonight of 0.10", with isolated higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Precipitation and a high near 65 keep minimum RH values around 45%. Mixing heights may briefly exceed forecast (closer to a peak of 5.5 kft) through early afternoon, depending on how quickly cloud cover filters in and when showers/storms develop. Winds may vary slightly in direction, but should generally be northeast. Light winds early this morning increase around 10-15 mph with gusts around 20 mph at times. .REST OF TODAY... Max temperature.....Around 65. Min humidity........46 percent. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC Sky (%).........42 43 45 46 49 52 55 56 57 58 57 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 Temp............43 46 50 56 58 60 62 63 63 63 64 Dewpoint........38 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 RH..............82 76 68 54 53 49 48 46 46 48 46 20 FT wind dir..NNE NNE NNE N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE N 20 FT wind spd..8 9 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 20 FT wind gust. 13 17 18 17 18 18 17 16 16 18 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 1.2 2.4 3.3 4.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 3.9 Transp wind dir.NE NNE NNE NNE NNE N NNE NNE NNE N N Transp wind spd.10 14 16 18 16 16 15 13 12 12 13 Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Smoke Dispersal.PR PR FR GD GD GD EX GD GD GD GD .TONIGHT... Min temperature.....Around 45. Max humidity........100 percent. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY Sky (%).........55 53 49 58 64 69 Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC Chc of pcpn (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 Temp............61 57 50 48 47 46 Dewpoint........44 45 45 45 46 46 RH..............53 64 83 89 96 100 20 ft wind......N 13 N 10 N 10 N 9 N 10 N 9 20 ft wind gust.18 17 16 14 15 14 Mix hgt (ft)....3100 1600 500 500 500 600 Transport wind..N 16 NNW 14 N 13 NNE 10 NNE 13 NNE 13 Haines index....5 4 4 4 4 4 Smoke Dispersal.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... Max temperature.....Around 66. Min humidity........45 percent. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY Sky (%).........66 63 58 51 47 44 Weather cov.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........S CHC S CHC Chc of pcpn (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 Temp............45 48 55 60 64 66 Dewpoint........45 47 48 47 45 44 RH..............100 97 78 62 50 45 20 ft wind......NNW 10 N 10 N 14 N 16 N 15 N 14 20 ft wind gust.14 17 18 21 22 20 Mix hgt (ft)....500 800 1900 3600 5200 5000 Transport wind..N 12 N 13 N 17 N 17 NNE 20 N 17 Haines index....4 3 3 3 4 4 Smoke Dispersal.POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL $$ Forecaster...SG Requested by...Kathryn Sebes Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413446.0/FSD .DELDT 05/08/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0