


Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
491 FNUS63 KABR 141847 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 147 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .DISCUSSION... Wet weather will continue, with relative humidity values staying above 60 percent through Thursday. Winds will remain out an east to southeasterly direction, gusts of 20 to 25 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening. Precipitation wise, off and on light showers or sprinkles will remain into Wednesday morning. Steady rain will return to central South Dakota Wednesday evening before spreading across northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota through the night. Isolated strong to severe storms will be possible over central South Dakota Wednesday night. Yet another round of showers expected Thursday night as as a cold front sweeps across the area. Mainly dry weather will return Friday through the upcoming weekend. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-150900- 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 147 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 /1247 PM MDT Tue Oct 14 2025/ ...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 Wednesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$