Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
126 FNUS63 KABR 190724 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 224 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .DISCUSSION... A mainly dry ridge of high pressure will dominate our weather Today. Temperatures will top out in the mid 80s to mid 90s, with the warmer conditions over central South Dakota, where relative humidity values will drop into the 35 to 40 percent range. Over eastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota, relative humidity will stay above 50 percent. Winds this afternoon will remain light, generally around 10 mph or less out of the east to north-northeasterly direction. The ridge of high pressure will exit east Wednesday, with increasing winds out of the south gusting 25 to 30 mph over central South Dakota Wednesday afternoon. Relative humidity values will drop to 30 to 40 percent over central South Dakota, while remaining high still east. The passage of a low pressure system and cold front late Thursday afternoon through Thursday night will bring winds quickly shifting from out of the south to out of the north, along with a 40 to 70 percent chance of showers and storms. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-192130- 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 224 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 /124 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 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 Wednesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ 06