Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
879 FNUS63 KUNR 031012 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 412 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .DISCUSSION... Hot and mostly dry today. Afternoon highs will climb into the 90s over much of the area with a few areas reaching into the low 100s. Minimum humidities will range from the upper teens to around 30 percent. Winds will be out of the south at 15 to 25 mph, gusting 30 to 35 mph. Isolated storms are possible across northwestern South Dakota later this evening. SDZ030-040100- Custer Co Plains- Including the city of Folsom 412 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 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 Independence day afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SDZ026-027-031-042-073>075-077-040100- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Pennington Co Plains- Northern Oglala Lakota-Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foothills- Eastern Fall River-Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek 412 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category this afternoon. Marginal weather conditions or a lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Independence day afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SDZ001-002-012>014-025-032-041-043-044-046-047-049-072-076-078- 040100- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Haakon-Western Fall River-Northern Jackson- Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills- Southern Oglala Lakota-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, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, 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, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 412 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025 /512 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. 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 Independence day afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$