FNUS73 KFSD 161328 FWSFSD Spot Forecast for Hankens...Buena Vista County Conservation National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 828 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 20% 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. Winds remain strong through the overnight hours, shifting to the northwest 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 80. Min humidity........21 percent. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR Sky (%).........5 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............55 63 69 72 75 76 78 79 79 Dewpoint........46 47 46 46 46 45 43 41 38 RH..............70 56 44 39 35 33 29 26 23 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S SSW SSW 20 FT wind spd..9 12 15 16 18 18 18 18 18 20 FT wind gust.14 16 20 23 25 26 26 26 24 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.3 3.6 5.1 5.8 7.1 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S SSW SW SW Transp wind spd.15 18 22 22 23 23 23 24 26 Smoke Dispersal.PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX .TONIGHT... Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........93 percent. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MC Sky (%).........2 5 5 6 3 11 15 21 24 23 26 51 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............80 77 73 67 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 59 Dewpoint........36 36 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 RH..............21 23 26 34 40 45 50 56 62 69 78 83 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..17 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 FT wind gust.23 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 Mix hgt (kft)...6.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 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.25 20 18 21 22 24 25 25 24 25 22 24 Smoke Dispersal.EX FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR .FRIDAY... Max temperature.....Around 71. Min humidity........40 percent. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC Sky (%).........54 72 78 77 75 71 66 62 60 57 55 52 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 Temp............59 57 61 63 64 64 64 64 64 63 62 59 Dewpoint........54 55 55 56 56 53 48 44 42 40 38 35 RH..............83 93 81 78 75 67 56 48 45 43 41 40 20 FT wind dir..S S S SSW SSW SW W WNW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..17 17 18 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 20 FT wind gust.25 25 26 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33 Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 Transp wind dir.S S SSW SSW SW WNW NW NW NNW NNW N N Transp wind spd.22 20 20 21 24 25 24 23 24 26 29 30 Smoke Dispersal.FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD EX EX $$ Forecaster...Weisser Requested by...Greg Johnson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610530.0/FSD .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL director@bvcountyparks.com