Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
148 FNUS63 KUNR 240842 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 142 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025 .DISCUSSION...Mild and dry today ahead of a strong cold front. This front will arrive after 1900 tonight and bring some light snow to northwestern SD, although most areas will remain dry. Winds will shift out of the northwest with gusts up to 60 mph overnight into Tuesday afternoon. SDZ001-012-013-025>027-030-031-041-042-072>076-250100- Harding-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Foothills- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, 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, and Batesland 142 AM MST Mon Nov 24 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 Tuesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category to very high category. $$ SDZ002-014-032-043-044-046-047-049-077-078-250100- Northern Perkins-Ziebach-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette- Todd-Tripp-Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 142 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025 /242 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category to very high category. $$