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Spot Forecast for Twin Area RX...Superior National Forest
National Weather Service Duluth MN
352 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on September 28.
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...

No rain is expected today ahead of an incoming band of rainfall
that sets up for Tuesday...first though a few scattered light
rain showers late tonight. While winds may go calm for a few
hours early this evening, an uptick in speeds is forecast
again Monday night ahead of that band of rainfall. A few rumbles
of thunder cannot be ruled out Tuesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (4700-21800 knot-ft) increasing to
                    poor to fair (12000-29300 knot-ft) late in the
                    afternoon.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............57  61  65  68  69  69  70  69
RH..............83  72  63  57  55  55  53  57
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.6   7   8   8   9   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.0
Transp wind dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.7   8   8   9   9   9   8   7
SDspl kt-ft/10005   10  14  22  26  29  21  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of
                    rain showers.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 7 mph early in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000 knot-ft).
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
Weather cov.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
Weather type....NONE          RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      10     20     20     20     30
Temp............66     59     57     57     56     57
RH..............65     83     90     90     96     100
20 ft wind......S 3    SE 2   S 4    S 4    S 5    S 6
20 ft wind gust.6      7      10     13     13     14
Mix hgt (ft)....1400   500    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..S 6    S 7    S 10   S 12   S 12   S 13
SDspl kt-ft/10007      3      4      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely in
                    the morning, then rain showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 22 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 14 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (5900-21300 knot-ft) increasing to
                    fair (15800-29300 knot-ft) late in the morning.
Pcpn amount.........0.23 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY
Weather cov.....CHANCE       LIKELY       DEFNTE
Weather type....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                          S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).40           60           90
Temp............57           60           63
RH..............100          96           97
20 FT wind......S 7G16       S 9G20       S 8G19
Mix hgt (ft)....500          1500         1800
Transport wind..SW 14        S 16         S 17
SDspl kt-ft/10006            21           26

$$
Forecaster...Nathan
Requested by...Tony Harding
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622620.0/DLH
.DELDT 09/28/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jamie.chopp@usda.gov,jeb.backe@usda.gov,travis.durkin@usda.gov,anthony.harding@usda.gov