Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
477 FNUS63 KABR 070740 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 240 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 .DISCUSSION... Today will be cooler, with highs in the mid 30s to upper 40s as high pressure remains overhead. The warmest and driest air will remain west of the James River, where relative humidity values will fall into the 25 to 35 percent range. Higher relative humidity values closer to 40 percent will remain east of the James River. Tuesday will be a transition day as the much warmer air moves in for the rest of the work week. A trough of low pressure will move over western South Dakota in the afternoon. Expect winds Tuesday to be out of the south to southeast gusting 20 to 25 mph, and decreasing over central South Dakota from mid afternoon on. Relative humidity values will be similar to today. SDZ003-004-009-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-072145- Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Stanley-Sully-Hughes- Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 240 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 /140 AM MDT Mon Apr 7 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 Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate to high category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-018>023-072145- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day- Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 240 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to high category. $$ 06