158 FNUS73 KUNR 051109 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Ship Wheel Fire...USWFS National Weather Service Rapid City SD 509 AM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on June 05. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...An afternoon shower or storm is possible later this afternoon, but any activity will be short-lived. Otherwise, dry and sunny with afternoon temps reaching the upper 80s. Winds will shift from light NW to SE at 10 to 15 mph. Saturday is expected be hot and dry with afternoon temps reaching the 90s. That being said, can't completely rule out isolated, short-lived afternoon storms. South to southeast winds will be around 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon with gusts near 20 to 30 mph. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max temperature.....Around 88. Min humidity........20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast late in the morning, then shifting to the south 5 to 15 mph late in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......10000 to 10500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent late in the afternoon. TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........42 35 23 13 2 3 6 12 14 11 9 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............56 61 67 72 75 78 81 82 84 86 87 RH..............76 67 54 44 38 32 28 27 25 22 20 20 FT wind dir..NW NW SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..1 1 1 2 5 6 8 10 12 12 13 20 FT wind gust.5 2 2 3 6 7 12 15 16 16 17 Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.7 2.2 3.7 5.2 6.7 7.9 9.2 11 9.7 9.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S Transp wind spd.6 5 5 6 8 12 14 16 18 18 18 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........66 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 29 mph. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South 20 to 30 mph shifting to the southeast 25 to 35 mph in the late evening and overnight, then decreasing to around 25 mph early in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor in the late evening and overnight. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........8 10 12 7 6 12 7 8 5 16 28 32 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............88 86 81 74 72 70 67 65 63 60 59 57 RH..............20 22 26 34 38 42 47 50 54 58 60 64 20 FT wind dir..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..12 14 15 16 17 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 20 FT wind gust.20 22 24 28 29 29 29 28 25 23 22 20 Mix hgt (kft)...8.3 5.8 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 Transp wind dir.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Transp wind spd.20 22 24 28 30 32 32 31 29 26 23 21 $$ Forecaster...GS Requested by...Casper Interagency Dispatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2615007.0/UNR .DELDT 06/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wycpc@firenet.gov