Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
100 FNUS73 KFSD 242157 CCA FWSFSD Spot Forecast for Rice Slash Piles...Sioux Falls Fire Rescue...CORRECTED National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 356 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Breezy northwesterly winds gusting 25-35 mph will gradually become light and variable this evening and overnight. High Grassland Fire Danger will quickly diminish this afternoon as the winds die down. Fire weather concerns will be low heading into Wednesday when chances of light snow returns. The remainder of the week is expected to be warm, dry, and breezy in the afternoons. High to Very High Fire Danger is expected both days. .WEDNESDAY... Max temperature.....Around 37. Min humidity........47 percent. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......MC PC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY Sky (%).........56 46 54 60 63 67 82 89 92 Weather cov..... SCH CHC CHC LKY CHC Weather type.... SN SN SN SN SN Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 10 20 30 40 60 50 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............21 24 27 30 32 34 35 35 36 Dewpoint........13 13 14 13 16 17 17 20 20 RH..............71 62 57 49 51 49 47 54 52 20 FT wind dir..N NNW N N SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT wind spd..2 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 6 20 FT wind gust.6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.8 Transp wind dir.NNW NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW SW SSW Transp wind spd.9 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 Smoke Dispersal.PR FR PR FR PR PR FR FR PR .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Min temperature.....Around 24. Max humidity........100 percent. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky cover.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC Sky (%).........93 78 72 66 63 59 56 50 45 39 42 44 Weather cov.....CHC CHC Weather type....SN SN Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............33 31 31 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 24 Dewpoint........22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 RH..............63 72 75 85 88 88 92 96 96 100 96 96 20 FT wind dir..SSE S SSE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SW 20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT wind gust.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SSW S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW Transp wind spd.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 Smoke Dispersal.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR $$ Forecaster...AP Requested by...Trent Boe Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2603824.0/FSD .DELDT 02/24/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL trent.boe@siouxfalls.gov