FNUS73 KBIS 151120 FWSBIS Spot Forecast for Mikes Creek RX...USFS National Weather Service Bismarck ND 620 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 15. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Weak surface high pressure over the region today, with dry and mild weather through this afternoon. Percent relative humidity will drop into the lower 20s, though westerly winds will be relatively light. A weather disturbance will drive a cold front through the area on Thursday, resulting in increasing wind and temperatures trending cooler and relative humidity higher. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................2 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph. Mixing height.......8900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 13 to 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7800 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to very good (114600 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........40 47 45 44 42 45 49 52 57 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............45 51 55 59 61 64 66 67 68 RH..............63 50 43 36 35 31 28 27 26 20 FT wind dir..SW W W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust.9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.2 2.6 4.0 5.9 7.3 8.2 8.9 8.6 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W SW SW Transp wind spd.13 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 Dispr kt-ft/1K..8 17 37 56 76 96 115 124 121 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. CWR.................3 percent. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Chance of thunder...2 percent. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........82 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southerly winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening, then shifting to the west early in the morning. Mixing height.......0 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southerly 8 to 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good (105100 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) in the late evening and overnight. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........63 68 72 76 79 78 77 74 65 54 42 42 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............68 67 65 61 57 55 55 53 52 50 47 46 RH..............26 27 30 35 42 45 45 46 52 56 65 68 20 FT wind dir..SW SW S E E SE SE SE S SE S W 20 FT wind spd..6 5 4 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.10 8 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 Mix hgt (kft)...8.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW S E SE SE SE SE SE E E Transp wind spd.15 16 8 6 7 9 12 14 15 15 15 15 Dispr kt-ft/1K..105 98 10 0 2 2 4 7 8 7 7 6 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. CWR.................4 percent. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. Chance of thunder...2 percent. Max temperature.....Around 54. Min humidity........44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 16 mph with gusts to around 24 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 14 to 17 mph shifting to the northwest 21 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6400 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (95400 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........40 38 39 44 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 71 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............44 41 42 43 46 48 51 52 53 52 50 48 RH..............73 82 76 73 68 63 54 50 46 44 46 47 20 FT wind dir..NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 20 FT wind gust.10 10 11 13 14 17 19 20 21 22 24 24 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 Transp wind dir.NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd.15 15 14 14 14 17 21 24 25 24 24 24 Dispr kt-ft/1K..6 8 11 15 21 32 48 66 81 92 95 92 $$ Forecaster...HEINERT Requested by...Erik Danko Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610351.0/BIS .DELDT 04/15/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL erik.danko@usda.gov