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Spot Forecast for Playhouse...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1225 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 MST on November 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A few flurries are possible this afternoon, but
overall it will remain cloudy and cool. The cool temperatures will
continue through Friday when the next system moves through. At
this time, it looks like there will be a chance of snow Friday
evening; however, snowfall amounts will be light - less than an
inch and liquid precipitation of 0.01 to 0.03 of an inch. No
significant winds are forecast for the fire. The strongest winds
would be early Friday morning with north winds of 8 to 13 mph and
gusts of 20 mph are possible.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 35.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 10
                    mph late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......2800 to 3300 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........74  67  61  66  62  49
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............29  29  30  30  30  28
RH..............43  45  46  47  49  50
20 FT wind dir..E   E   NE  NE  NE  SE
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   5   9   8
Mix hgt (kft)...2.4 2.6 3.3 2.2 1.0 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW  W   W   SW  SW  S
Transp wind spd.10  10  10  9   7   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 22.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
                    in the evening, then increasing to west around
                    5 mph with gusts to around 12 mph late in the
                    evening decreasing to west around 5 mph with
                    gusts to around 10 mph after 3 am.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......300 to 800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the
                    northwest early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........57  49  43  43  37  33  29  25  22  24  32  33
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............26  25  25  26  26  26  25  25  24  24  23  23
RH..............57  62  65  65  68  71  71  74  77  77  81  83
20 FT wind dir..SE  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..1   1   2   3   3   5   5   5   5   5   3   3
20 FT wind gust.7   8   7   8   9   10  10  10  12  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.6   6   7   7   8   9   10  13  13  13  10  9

.THANKSGIVING DAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 37.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the south
                    with gusts to around 10 mph late in the
                    morning, then shifting to the southeast with
                    gusts to around 10 mph late in the morning
                    decreasing to around 5 mph with gusts to around
                    10 mph late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......2500 to 3000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34  39  38  35  40  44  48  53  57  65  72  80
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............23  24  26  31  34  35  37  37  36  34  32  30
RH..............81  81  78  63  56  56  52  52  54  58  63  69
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..3   2   2   2   3   5   6   6   6   5   5   3
20 FT wind gust.7   7   7   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.1 1.2 0.4
Transp wind dir.NW  W   W   W   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.8   7   6   7   8   9   10  12  13  12  12  10

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow Friday night. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs around 40. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Colder. Mostly cloudy with light snow ending by morning. Lows
around 16. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 8. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 11. Highs around 30.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 30s.

$$
Forecaster...MS
Requested by...Tanner Skaare
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2526633.0/UNR
.DELDT 11/26/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joshua.behlings@usda.gov,christopher.bennett@usda.gov