FNUS73 KDMX 161349 FWSDMX Spot Forecast for North Boat Ramp Rx Fire...Iowa DNR National Weather Service Des Moines IA 849 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. An initial observation at ignition and a mid burn observation are required. Please relay them to the National Weather Service for each prescribed burn. .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions are expected today, with sunny skies and temperatures reaching into the upper 70s. Winds will increase out of the south/southwest late this morning into the afternoon, with gusts up to 20-25 mph, paired with minimum RH values in the upper 30s to low 40s. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Max temperature.....Around 79. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 6 to 14 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 6 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2500 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (99200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. GFDI................2. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........13 10 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............59 64 67 70 72 75 76 77 78 RH..............75 65 59 53 49 45 43 41 40 20 FT wind dir..SW S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..3 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 20 FT wind gust. 12 14 17 17 18 18 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.9 1.5 2.6 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.3 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.6 8 12 16 21 23 24 24 24 GFDI............0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Smoke Dispersal.3 6 15 36 60 78 92 99 90 Smoke Cat.......PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD GD .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Min temperature.....Around 58. Max humidity........85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 12 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 17 to 21 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair (50500 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (8700 knot-ft) late in the night. GFDI................3. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........2 3 2 2 2 3 3 6 20 16 14 29 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............77 75 71 66 64 63 61 60 60 59 60 60 RH..............42 46 53 63 65 67 70 72 75 81 82 85 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 20 FT wind gust.17 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 21 22 Mix hgt (kft)...2.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.21 17 17 18 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 GFDI............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Smoke Dispersal.51 11 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 15 Smoke Cat.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 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 78. Min humidity........55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 16 to 22 mph shifting to the west 21 to 22 mph late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near any thunderstorms. Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 22 to 28 mph shifting to the northwest 23 to 25 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (16500 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (91400 knot-ft) in the afternoon. GFDI................5. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........37 44 54 65 76 70 63 57 55 53 51 51 Weather cov..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH Temp............59 59 62 64 70 72 74 76 74 72 70 64 RH..............91 92 87 88 73 71 66 59 59 57 55 60 20 FT wind dir..S SE S S S S S S SW W W NW 20 FT wind spd..16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 FT wind gust.23 23 26 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 29 28 Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.7 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW Transp wind spd.22 23 24 25 25 26 28 28 26 24 23 25 GFDI............2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 Smoke Dispersal.17 17 27 38 51 68 84 91 81 64 53 59 Smoke Cat.......PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR FR $$ Forecaster...Bury Requested by...Prairie Resource Unit Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610532.0/DMX .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL tyler.knight@dnr.iowa.gov