FNUS73 KMPX 051239 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Afton Rx...MN DNR National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 739 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 05. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...For the Afton Rx, increasing northwest winds today will stunt the afternoon highs in the low to mid 50s, and drop RH values to around 30 to 40 percent. The strongest winds are expected to develop from 11AM to 7PM. Sustained values will range from 8-15 MPH with infrequent gusts near 20 MPH. Winds slow and turn north-northwesterly by late this evening. No rain expected today, but clouds do increase throughout the morning and afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Temperature.........45 at ignition...Max 53. RH..................41 percent at ignition...Min 33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 10 mph at ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent /92800 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /139900 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 18 to 22 mph. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM Sky cover.......CLR MCR MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............45 47 48 50 51 51 51 52 51 50 47 43 RH..............41 38 37 34 33 34 34 33 34 34 37 43 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 9 20 FT wind gust.18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 16 Mix hgt (kft)...5.8 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.5 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.5 0.7 0.7 Transp wind dir.NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW Transp wind spd.18 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 14 12 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming clear (0-10 percent). Temperature.........Min 32. RH..................Max 69 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 14 mph becoming light. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (100200 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (3500 knot-ft) late in the night. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 10 mph late in the evening. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Widespread frost early in the morning. Temperature.........Max 52. RH..................Min 32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 6 to 12 mph early in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3700 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (103100 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (115800 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the late morning and afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Dettmann Requested by...Nate R Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612759.0/MPX .DELDT 05/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Nate.Renk@state.mn.us