Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
616 FNUS63 KABR 260838 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 338 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will continue to push through central into northeast South Dakota this morning and then off farther east into west central Minnesota by midday into the afternoon. Rain chances will end from west to east; first in central South Dakota this morning and then by mid to late afternoon across northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Dry conditions set in briefly by tonight until Friday afternoon. More storms are expected to return at that time and persist through Friday evening. Minimum relative humidity values today will be lowest across the Missouri Valley with readings between 50 to 60 percent and along and west of the Missouri River on Friday, with values between 35 to 45 percent. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-262245- 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 338 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 /238 AM MDT Thu Jun 26 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 Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$