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Spot Forecast for Deadhorse...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Duluth MN
511 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0611 CDT on October 24.
If there are questions or concerns with this forecast, or if
conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National
Weather Service in Duluth at 218-729-0653.

.DISCUSSION...

Breezy south winds will shift to southwesterly late this afternoon
with a cold front moving in. Before that, expect periods of clouds
and sun and a high in the low 70s. A stray shower can`t be ruled
out through afternoon. Around 4-5 pm, a band of rain showers is
expected to pass through. Brief heavy rain and maybe some thunder
could accompany this (~10-15% chance). The rain will move out in
about 3-4 hours this evening, ending around 8 pm. Winds turn
northwesterly overnight with decreasing speed. Much drier weather
is expected Sunday with RH potentially falling below 40% and maybe
approaching 30% or so. Some rain may move in during the late afternoon
and early evening Sunday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 29 mph.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL increasing to 3800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 24 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 17 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (5600-20600 knot-ft) increasing to
                    good (33200-47300 knot-ft) late in the morning,
                    then increasing to excellent (64400-79600
                    knot-ft) late in the afternoon decreasing to
                    good (33700 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
Weather cov.....                                            CHC
Weather type....                                            RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  40
Temp............58  57  56  58  62  65  68  71  71  71  71  70
RH..............74  69  66  64  58  54  49  46  46  46  47  51
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..8   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9   7
20 FT wind gust.16  22  23  23  26  26  26  26  25  23  22  20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.8 2.2
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.15  16  16  21  24  25  25  28  26  25  24  17
SDspl kt-ft/10006   7   9   21  33  43  47  64  68  75  80  34

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers
                    likely in the evening, then slight chance of
                    rain showers overnight.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph with gusts to around
                    18 mph early in the evening becoming light.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 14 mph shifting to the north late in
                    the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (4000-16300 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC  MC  MC  MC
Weather cov.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).60  60  50  40  30  20  20  20  20  20  20  10
Temp............68  65  62  60  58  56  54  52  50  48  46  44
RH..............57  65  72  78  83  86  90  89  86  80  76  73
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..6   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT wind gust.18  15  14  12  11  9   9   9   9   9   9   8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.14  12  12  10  9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
SDspl kt-ft/100016  6   12  11  9   10  16  11  6   4   4   5

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (4400-16600 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY
Weather cov.....                                SCH CHC CHC LKY
Weather type....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   10  20  50  60
Temp............43  42  41  43  46  49  51  53  54  54  55  54
RH..............70  70  73  67  60  50  42  36  34  32  31  34
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..1   1   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   2
20 FT wind gust.8   7   7   7   7   8   9   9   11  9   9   8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
Transp wind spd.9   8   8   7   8   8   7   8   9   9   9   8
SDspl kt-ft/10004   5   7   7   8   10  10  14  17  16  15  11

$$
Forecaster...Josh
Requested by...Dylan Walker
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2624115.4/DLH
.DELDT 10/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dylan.walker@usda.gov