Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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209 FNUS73 KUNR 031651 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for NWS TEst...NWS National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1051 AM MDT Mon Jun 3 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on June 03. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Today will be warm with increasing chances for showers and isolated thunderstorms later this afternoon and tonight as a cold front moves through the area. Showers will taper off and end on Tuesday, but gusty west to northwest winds will develop, especially across northwest into west central South Dakota. Gusty winds will develop again on Wednesday across northwest South Dakota. Temperatures will be near to above average for the rest of the week, with mainly dry conditions Wednesday into Friday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 86. Min humidity........26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......10200 to 10700 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of rain showers overnight. Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........62 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph overnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................2. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......700 to 1200 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 75. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 41 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................2 until 1200, then 1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......8500 to 9000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest 35 to 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ Forecaster...JJ Requested by...JJ Type of request...TEST .TAG 2415546.0/UNR .DELDT 06/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jeffrey.Johnson@noaa.gov