Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
450 FNUS63 KABR 180658 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... Northerly winds will increase today behind a cold front. Additional clouds, cooler air, and a 20 to 30 percent chance of very light showers, will keep relative humidity values at or above 35 percent this afternoon. Moderate to high grassland fire danger index values are forecast for Friday. Total rainfall through daybreak Saturday will be less than a tenth of an inch over most of the area though the James Valley to the Sisseton hills does have a 10 to 20 percent chance of seeing between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. SDZ015-016-022-023-034-182100- Dewey-Potter-Hamlin-Deuel-Sully- Including the cities of Isabel, Gettysburg, Hayti, Clear Lake, and Onida 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024 /1258 AM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024/ ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-017>021-033-035>037-045-048-051-182100- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Stanley- Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Fort Pierre, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024 /1258 AM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$