Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
223 FNUS63 KUNR 010714 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 114 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 2025 .DISCUSSION...Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies today with a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Highs will mainly be in the 70s. Minimum humidities will range from 50 to 70 percent. Winds will be southeast at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph possible. SDZ012-027-030-031-041>043-075-077-020000- Butte-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains- Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson- Eastern Fall River-Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek 114 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 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 low category to moderate category. $$ SDZ001-002-013-014-025-026-032-044-046-047-049-072>074-076-078- 020000- Harding-Northern Perkins-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Haakon-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foothills-Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 114 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 2025 /214 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$