Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
814 FNUS73 KUNR 301403 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Ecoffey RX...SD-PRA National Weather Service Rapid City SD 803 AM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on June 30. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...It will be much warmer today with a high around 87. Southerly winds will increase through the morning, with south winds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts of 45 mph all afternoon and most of tonight. Isolated thunderstorms are possible, mainly between 1800 and midnight tonight. Monday will be hot with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Some storms may be severe with large hail and damaging winds. Unsettled weather will continue through the week with near daily chances for storms. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 87. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4100 to 4600 ft agl. Transport winds.....South 40 to 45 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 66. Max humidity........85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......900 to 1400 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 90. Min humidity........35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................35 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5400 to 5900 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. $$ Forecaster...MS Requested by...RXB2 Bauer Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2416953.0/UNR .DELDT 06/30/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL justin.bauer@bia.gov