Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
700 FNUS63 KUNR 130934 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 334 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026 SDZ012>014-025>027-030>032-041>044-072>077-140100- Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-Northern Foothills- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River- Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota- Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek 334 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category this afternoon. Very poor weather conditions and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that dangerous burning conditions exist. Fires will spread rapidly and show erratic behavior. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The outlook for Thursday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category to extreme category. $$ SDZ001-002-046-047-049-078-140100- Harding-Northern Perkins-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 334 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026 /434 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category this afternoon. Marginal weather conditions or a lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Thursday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$