Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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Spot Forecast for fort meade...blm
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
638 AM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on November 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...A cold front will shift into the area Sunday with
winds shifting to the northwest in the morning and increasing.
Winds will become sustained at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph. There is the potential for winds to be breezier than what
current model runs suggest. Otherwise, mild and dry weather will
persist through next week with passing cool fronts at times.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Temperature.........52 at ignition...Max 65.
RH..................48 percent at ignition...Min 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds west at 12 mph at ignition...otherwise
West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 24
mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......4800 to 5300 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 30 mph increasing to 25 to 30
mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good late in the
afternoon.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........13 14 15 17 18 22 25 29 34 40
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............52 55 58 61 64 64 63 60 57 54
RH..............48 47 44 39 35 35 36 39 42 43
20 FT wind dir..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..12 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 15
20 FT wind gust.18 20 22 24 26 28 29 29 28 25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 1.6 2.5 3.4 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 2.7
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.18 20 22 24 26 28 29 29 28 25
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Temperature.........Min 37.
RH..................Max 50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts to
around 24 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......600 to 1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........45 42 40 37 35 34 32 28 25 21 22 23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............51 49 47 46 45 45 44 43 41 40 39 38
RH..............46 48 49 49 47 43 43 43 46 48 48 48
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT wind spd..14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT wind gust.24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 21
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
Transp wind spd.23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 20
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Temperature.........Max 56.
RH..................Min 29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast late in the morning. Gusts up to 21
mph.
CWR.................MISSING.
Mixing height.......100 to 600 ft agl early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor early in the morning.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........24 25 26 27 25 23 21 21 21 21 26 32
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
Temp............37 38 39 41 45 48 52 54 56 56 54 52
RH..............50 50 50 48 41 37 32 31 29 30 32 36
20 FT wind dir..W W W SW SW SE E E SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..10 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 12
20 FT wind gust.20 18 17 16 16 17 18 20 21 21 20 18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 M M M M M M M M M M M
Transp wind dir.W M M M M M M M M M M M
Transp wind spd.18 M M M M M M M M M M M
$$
Forecaster...JC
Requested by...nate wiedow
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524827.0/UNR
.DELDT 10/31/25
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.EMAIL nwiedow@blm.gov