Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
932 FNUS63 KUNR 090927 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 327 AM MDT Wed Apr 9 2025 .DISCUSSION...Skies will be variably cloudy with chances for showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two during the afternoon across much of southwestern South Dakota. High temperatures will be in the 60s. Northwesterly winds will increase to 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph across much of northwest South Dakota. Winds elsewhere will mostly be 10 to 25 mph with some higher gusts. Relative humidities will drop to 20 to 28 percent across the area this afternoon. SDZ001-002-012>014-032-041-043-044-046-047-049-073-077-078-100100- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Haakon-Western Fall River-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Tripp-Southern Meade Co Plains-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, 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, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 327 AM MDT Wed Apr 9 2025 /427 AM CDT Wed Apr 9 2025/ ...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 moderate category to high category. $$ SDZ025>027-030-031-042-072-074>076-100100- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Northern Oglala Lakota- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River- Southern Oglala Lakota- Including the cities of Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, and Batesland 327 AM MDT Wed Apr 9 2025 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category this afternoon. Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Thursday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category to high category. $$