Whitewood, South Dakota Weather Forecast Discussion

673
FXUS63 KUNR 130500
AFDUNR
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1100 PM MDT Fri Sep 12 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
-Unsettled this weekend with a good chance of showers and
 thunderstorms
-Locally heavy rain possible this weekend from the Black Hills
 region into northwest SD
-Warmer Monday, then cooler and unsettled
&&
.DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Friday)
Issued at 109 PM MDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Mean western CONUS trough continues to support semi-unsettled
weather across much of the Northern Plains and Rockies. This
system will continue to slowly shift northeast this weekend,
supporting increasingly unsettled weather in the Northern Plains.
Stronger lead impulse ejecting toward the region this afternoon
with TS coverage expected to ramp up later today across the SW FA.
Thunderstorm clusters are expected to grow upscale into to a line
of storms as the system lifts NE. There will be potential for for
a few stronger cells capable of producing strong winds and hail.
Bulk shear is marginal and so is ML CAPE (aoa 1000-1500 J/KG), but
certainly sufficient. Locally heavy rain will be possible with
heavier cells, esp across NW SD later tonight given best expected
moisture convergence. Lingering showers/storms will shift NE out
of the region Sat morning. Dry most places Sat afternoon, except
for around the BH where a unstable conditions will be place for
more afternoon showers and storms. Main wave will lift into the
region Sat night with a strong push of deep moisture. Model
consensus supports the best chances for rain across western SD
where the deformation zone will setup and stall through Sunday.
Rounds of showers an isolated storms looks to support a good
chance of rain there with rainfall amounts over an inch possible
from the BH into NW SD Sat night into Sunday afternoon. Things
will dry out Sunday night with warmer and dry conds expected for
Monday. Another upper trough moves into the region later next
week, supporting additional rain chances as well as a cooler
temps. However, confidence in the track, strength, and resultant
precip chances remain very low attm given progged semi-blocked
flow, which typically leads to high forecast model uncertainty.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS Through 06Z Saturday Night)
Issued At 1050 PM MDT Fri Sep 12 2025
A few brief drops to MVFR conditions can not be ruled out
tomorrow morning along a stationary boundary, though VFR
conditions are expected to prevail across the airspace.
North/northwest winds will remain largely sub 10 kts over the next
24 hours or so. Isolated showers and storms will be possible
around 00Z, though confidence was not high enough to include in
TAF.
AEH
&&
.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...None.
WY...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION/KEY MESSAGES...JC
AVIATION...Herdliska

NWS UNR Office Area Forecast Discussion