084
FNUS73 KUNR 191317
FWSUNR

Spot Forecast for Newcastle Drag Races...Weston County OEM
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
717 AM MDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 MDT on July 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A few raindrops are possible this morning through
1000 AM, but lightning isn`t a concern. Otherwise, hot weather is
expected to continue today with a high temperature around 98F,
but a maximum heat index around 94F due to the dry air. A brief,
isolated thunderstorm is possible between 200 PM and 900 PM.
If a thunderstorm does develop, it will have gusty, erratic winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    a thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 98.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max apparent temp...94.
Surface winds (mph).Light south winds.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........43  37  36  46  49  40  40  31  20
Weather cov.....SCH                 SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW                  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                    SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).20  0   0   10  10  20  20  20  20
Temp............83  87  90  92  94  96  97  97  96
Heat index (F)..81  84  86  89  91  92  93  93  92
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  S   SE
Surface wnd spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   3   3
Surface wnd gst.12  9   9   10  13  14  14  14  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 70.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light northeast winds.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........28  16  15  37  23  18  15  21  25  26  19  20
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  20  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0
Temp............96  94  88  83  80  79  77  75  74  72  72  72
Heat index (F)..92  91  85  81  80  79  77  75  74  72  72  72
Surface wnd dir.NE  E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.7   7   7   7   7   6   6   5   3   3   3   3
Surface wnd gst.15  15  14  14  13  12  12  10  8   8   7   7

$$
Forecaster...MS
Requested by...Gilbert Nelson
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2605055.0/UNR
.DELDT 07/19/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL gnelson@westongov.com