Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
556 FNUS63 KABR 190952 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 452 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .DISCUSSION... A mix of sun and clouds can be expected the next few days. There will be increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms each day through the weekend. The strongest storms during the next few days are expected this afternoon across parts of central South Dakota. The weekend storms will be mainly confined to the afternoon hours and remain sub severe. Warm and humid conditions will be the theme with daytime highs in the low to mid 80s the next few days. Afternoon relative humidity values will bottom out in the mid to upper 40s across the northern and central sections of South Dakota and parts of west central Minnesota. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-200000- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 452 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 /352 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... 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. $$