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Spot Forecast for Meadow Creek WMA NE...MN DNR
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
741 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today begins with low level stratus along with light mist beneath
the stratus. Light mist looks to continue through at least mid
morning before the stratus begins to lift. At this time, the stratus
looks to persist into the afternoon hours but should break up enough
to allow for some sunshine to return. High temperatures could warm
to the mid to upper 70s though this will be dependent on the extent
of sunshine that is able to return. Humidity will be high regardless
with humidity values only falling to around 60%. Mixed layers will
be relatively shallow, only rising to between 2,000ft to 3,000ft.
With a shallow mixed layer in place, winds will remain light at 5-10
mph with an occasional gust up to about 10-15 mph. Wind direction
begins today out of the northeast but will turn easterly this
afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........58 percent.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
Sky (%).........84  75  77  71  70  69  58  58
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............62  65  68  69  71  73  74  75
Dewpoint........61  61  61  61  61  61  61  61
RH..............97  87  78  76  71  66  64  62
20 FT wind dir..NNE NNE NE  NE  ENE ENE ENE E
20 FT wind spd..6   7   7   8   8   8   7   8
20 FT wind gust.10  12  12  13  13  13  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  ENE NE  ENE ENE ENE
Transp wind spd.8   9   10  10  10  9   9   9
Smoke Dispersal.PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........100 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
Sky (%).........63  64  76  79  80  81  82  90  93  91  93  92
Weather cov.....                            SCH CHC CHC LKY DEF
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                        SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20  30  50  70  90
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  20  20
Temp............76  74  70  65  63  62  62  61  62  60  60  60
Dewpoint........60  59  60  60  60  60  60  59  60  59  59  60
RH..............58  59  71  84  90  93  93  93  93  96  96  100
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   ESE ESE ESE ESE E
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   10
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  12  13  12  12  13  13  13  14  16
Mix hgt (kft)...2.8 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7
Transp wind dir.ENE E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.9   9   10  10  10  9   10  10  12  12  12  14
Smoke Dispersal.FR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.FRIDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........81 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
Sky (%).........93  94  92  90  94  92  92  92  91  92  91  91
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).100 90  100 100 90  80  70  60  70  70  70  70
Chc of thdr (%).20  30  30  30  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
Temp............58  60  60  60  62  63  64  64  66  66  68  69
Dewpoint........58  60  60  60  62  63  64  64  65  66  66  66
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97  100 93  90
20 FT wind dir..E   ESE E   ESE E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..12  14  15  15  15  17  17  17  17  17  16  16
20 FT wind gust.18  20  22  23  23  24  24  25  25  25  24  25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.8
Transp wind dir.ESE E   ESE ESE E   ESE ESE E   ESE E   E   E
Transp wind spd.16  17  17  20  20  21  22  22  20  20  22  17
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  FR

$$
Forecaster...Meyers
Requested by...Louise Spiczka
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622062.0/FSD
.DELDT 09/17/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL louise.spiczka@state.mn.us