Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
437 FNUS73 KUNR 051616 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Bennett Canyon...Forest Service National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1016 AM MDT Sun May 5 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on May 05. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Gusty east southeast winds will continue through the day today, becoming a little gustier during the afternoon. Winds will decrease after sunset but will remain from the east southeast before shifting to the south after midnight tonight. Winds on Monday will be gusty from the west, at similar speeds as today. Scattered rain showers are possible this evening, but it is more likely that precipitation will miss the fire area. The highest probability for precipitation to occur will be Monday afternoon through Monday evening. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....Around 73. Min humidity........35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7500 to 8000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast 30 to 35 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms through the night. Isolated rain showers overnight. Min temperature.....Around 48. Max humidity........80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to 25 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................25 percent. LAL.................2. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......800 to 1300 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast 30 to 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 55. Min humidity........50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 38 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................55 percent. LAL.................3. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5100 to 5600 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 mph becoming west and increasing to around 50 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. $$ Forecaster...MS Requested by...Great Plains Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2413201.0/UNR .DELDT 05/05/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL sdgpc@firenet.gov