Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
231 FNUS63 KABR 070715 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 215 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .DISCUSSION... Winds will be from the southeast today before turning to be from the northwest as a cold front moves through tonight. Wind this afternoon will be up between 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 40 mph, strongest over the James River Valley and the Prairie Coteau. Minimum relative humidity values will be quite different as east of the Missouri River will be between 50-80 percent and to the west will be between 30-40 percent. There will be some scattered showers and storms this morning over central South Dakota that will shift east over northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota through the afternoon. These showers and storms have a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) to become severe with hail up around 1 inch and wind gusts of 60 mph possible. Additionally, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out in areas east of the Missouri River in south central South Dakota and east central South Dakota. As the cold front moves in this evening and overnight, some more isolated showers and storms could develop over northern South Dakota. These storms will have 60 mph wind gusts and small hail as the hazards. SDZ003-015-072115- Corson-Dewey- Including the cities of McIntosh and Isabel 115 AM MDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...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 Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high to very high category. $$ SDZ004-005-009-010-016>019-033>037-045-048-051-072115- Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Stanley- Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Herreid, Eureka, Mobridge, Ipswich, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 215 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026 /115 AM MDT Mon Sep 7 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to high category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-020>023-072115- Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 215 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 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 category. $$