Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
261 FNUS63 KABR 080656 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 156 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 .DISCUSSION... Highs for today will range in the 70s to upper 80s, warmest along and ahead of a cold front over the James Valley and eastward. Hot temperatures return Tuesday with the region back in the 90s to even a few 100 readings over portions of south central SD. The threat for showers and thunderstorms continue across north central through northeastern SD this morning and along and east of the Sisseton Hills this afternoon and evening. Widespread showers and thunderstorms, and the potential for scattered to numerous severe storms, look likely Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Winds over central SD will be from the north to northwest this morning with winds over northeastern SD switching more northerly by the afternoon with wind speeds diminishing as high pressure moves in. Winds Tuesday will increase out of the south and southeast with gusts of 30 to 45 mph. Minimum relative humidity this afternoon will range from 25 to 55 percent, lowest along and west of the Missouri River. Tuesday afternoon humidity will drop between 25 to 50%, lowest over south central SD. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-082100- 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 156 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 /1256 AM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026/ ...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. $$