FNUS73 KFSD 161013 FWSFSD Spot Forecast for Barringer Slough...WFS National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 513 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Calm to light winds this morning shift southerly, with gusts around 25 mph this afternoon and evening. Near critical fire conditions expected later today due to these breezy southerly winds, minimum relative humidity around 25% and temperatures near 80. Fires may spread quickly due to the dry conditions. If mixing is more efficient than expected, humidity may be lower and winds stronger this afternoon and evening leading to more rapid fire growth and spread. Winds remain strong through the overnight hours, shifting to the northwest by late Friday morning behind a cold front. Isolated to scattered showers/storms are expected Friday morning into early afternoon. Humidity values will be higher tomorrow but northwest winds will be stronger, gusting around 30-35 mph by the mid to late afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Max temperature.....Around 79. Min humidity........26 percent. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR Sky (%).........7 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).M M M M M M M M M M Temp............48 54 62 66 70 73 76 77 78 79 Dewpoint........46 48 50 50 49 47 48 46 44 42 RH..............93 80 65 56 47 40 37 33 30 27 20 FT wind dir..SSW S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..8 9 12 14 16 20 20 20 20 18 20 FT wind gust.12 14 17 21 23 26 28 28 29 28 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.1 3.8 4.0 4.4 5.1 6.6 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S SSW SW Transp wind spd.9 10 14 17 22 24 25 24 25 26 Smoke Dispersal.PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX .TONIGHT... Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........96 percent. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC Sky (%).........3 4 3 4 4 5 14 16 17 12 22 37 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M Temp............78 76 72 66 64 63 61 60 60 59 57 57 Dewpoint........40 41 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 49 50 52 RH..............26 28 31 40 45 50 56 60 64 69 77 83 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..17 15 16 16 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 20 FT wind gust.25 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 28 28 28 28 Mix hgt (kft)...4.0 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 Transp wind dir.SSW SSW S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.24 17 17 18 21 22 24 24 24 23 22 23 Smoke Dispersal.EX FR PR PR FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR .FRIDAY... Max temperature.....Around 71. Min humidity........44 percent. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC Sky (%).........41 51 73 78 82 77 73 68 65 61 58 57 Weather cov..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Chc of pcpn (%).0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Chc of thdr (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M Temp............57 55 59 61 62 63 64 64 65 64 62 58 Dewpoint........53 54 55 56 55 53 50 47 45 42 40 37 RH..............86 96 87 84 78 70 60 54 48 45 44 45 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S SSW W W WNW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..17 17 18 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 20 FT wind gust.28 26 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 36 Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 Transp wind dir.S S S S SSW WNW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW Transp wind spd.21 20 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 29 31 Smoke Dispersal.FR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD EX $$ Forecaster...SG Requested by...Logan Baird Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610485.0/FSD .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL lbaird@blm.gov,Kylerhatch@gmail.com