Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
066 FNUS63 KABR 090727 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 227 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .DISCUSSION... Westerly winds will draw drier milder air into the region. Afternoon humidity will drop to as low as 25 percent in central South Dakota, with 30 to 50 percent elsewhere. Winds will increase with gusts up around 40 mph in north central South Dakota. Dry conditions anticipated thru the next several days. SDZ003-015-033-092130- Corson-Dewey-Stanley- Including the cities of McIntosh, Isabel, and Fort Pierre 227 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 /127 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-034>037-045-048-051-092130- Traverse-Big Stone-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 227 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ 07