Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
156 FNUS63 KABR 120620 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 120 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions are expected through the weekend with increasing heat under an upper ridge on Sunday. Min RH falls to 20 to 35 percent from the James Valley west both days. Today, smoke from Canadian wildfires will move over the region. Thicker smoke may reduce visibility and temperatures a couple of degrees James Valley eastward. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-122030- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 120 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025 /1220 AM MDT Sat Jul 12 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. $$