Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
201 FNUS63 KUNR 310929 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 229 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025 .DISCUSSION...It will be partly sunny today with high temperatures ranging from the 30s in northwestern South Dakota to the lower 50s in southwestern South Dakota. Minimum relative humidity will range from around 55 percent in far northwestern South Dakota to around 25 percent in southwestern South Dakota. Winds will be south-southeast 5 to 15 mph this afternoon. SDZ026-027-030-031-041-042-073>076-312300- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota- Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River- Southern Oglala Lakota- Including the cities of Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, and Batesland 229 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category this afternoon. 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 Saturday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category to very high category. $$ SDZ001-002-012>014-025-032-043-044-046-047-049-072-077-078-312300- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Jackson- Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 229 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025 /329 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category this afternoon. Marginal weather conditions or a lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category to very high category. $$