Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
146 FNUS63 KABR 060807 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 307 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .DISCUSSION... Relative humidity values this afternoon will fall into in the 20 to 30 percent range west of the James River, while stay 40 to 50 percent east. A dry cold front will sink from north to south across South Dakota and western Minnesota from mid afternoon through the evening hours. The main result will be increasing winds out of the north tonight, with gusts of 25 to near 35 mph before diminishing to around 20 mph or less by daybreak Monday. The strongest winds will be over eastern South Dakota. Relative humidity recoveries will be 70 to 80 percent over most of the forecast area. Cooler air and lighter winds can be expected Monday, with afternoon relative humidity values of 25 to near 40 percent. The lowest relative humidity values will again be west of the James River. SDZ003-004-015-018-033>037-045-048-051-062215- Corson-Campbell-Dewey-Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones- Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Isabel, Redfield, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 307 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025 /207 AM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or 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 Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>011-016-017-019>023-062215- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds- Day-Potter-Faulk-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 307 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Monday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$