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Spot Forecast for Pass Creek...Pine Ridge Agency
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
525 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on August 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible
early this evening, then quiet weather is expected most of the
overnight hours. Toward sunrise, showers will again be
possible...with chances for precipitation continuing through much
of the day. Thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow in the
afternoon hours into Thursday night.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers and thunderstorms early in the
                    evening. Slight chance of rain showers early
                    in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 10 mph with gusts to around
                    15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........82  84  86  88  82  77  71  68  65  63  62  62
Weather cov.....SCH SCH                                     SCH
Weather type....RW  RW                                      RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............80  77  73  70  68  67  66  64  62  61  60  59
RH..............33  39  49  57  63  68  70  75  84  90  90  96
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  E   E   E   E   NE  NE  E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..9   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.16  15  15  15  14  14  13  13  12  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...6.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  14  13  12  10  10

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 10 mph with gusts to around
                    17 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......5300 to 5800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........61  61  61  61  64  67  70  70  71  71  75  78
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............59  58  62  65  70  73  74  76  77  77  77  78
RH..............96  100 87  81  66  55  51  46  43  42  42  40
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   7   8   8   9   8   8   8   8   9
20 FT wind gust.10  10  12  13  14  14  15  15  15  16  16  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.2 5.0 5.8 5.0 4.3
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  E   E
Transp wind spd.9   12  13  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    south in the late evening and overnight. Gusts
                    up to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
CWR.................30 percent.
Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph shifting to the south
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........81  84  84  75  68  69  69  67  64  62  67  73
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
Temp............77  74  72  68  66  65  64  63  63  62  61  60
RH..............42  48  53  63  68  68  70  75  78  84  87  93
20 FT wind dir..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.17  17  17  18  18  18  18  18  18  18  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...3.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.16  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  17  17  17  17

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of
                    showers in the morning, then showers likely and
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 10 mph shifting to the east
                    late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................50 percent.
Mixing height.......5800 to 6300 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the northwest
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........78  67  55  44  46  48  50  46  43  39  38  38
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC             CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50
Temp............60  61  63  66  69  72  74  75  76  76  75  74
RH..............93  90  87  78  70  61  57  56  54  54  56  59
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.18  18  18  18  18  17  17  17  18  18  20  20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.3 5.1 3.9
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  N
Transp wind spd.17  17  17  17  17  17  16  17  17  17  17  18

$$
Forecaster...13
Requested by...Nathan McMillin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520859.0/UNR
.DELDT 08/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nmcmillil1130@gmail.com