Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
368 FNUS63 KABR 092109 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 309 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 .DISCUSSION... The area of low pressure that brought rain and drizzle to the region will exit across southeastern South Dakota into southern Minnesota by daybreak Sunday. Fog will reduce visibility to under a mile at times across and east of the Prairie Coteau of eastern South Dakota, as well as between the Missouri River and James River Valley over central South Dakota. Dry weather will return for Sunday through at least the day Tuesday. Temperatures Sunday will be nearly 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. Relative humidity will remain at or above 40 percent through Tuesday. Winds will be out of the west to southwest Sunday afternoon around 10 to 15 mph. SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-101115- 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 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 309 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 /209 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024/ ...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 moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-101115- Traverse-Big Stone- Including the cities of Wheaton and Ortonville 309 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$