Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
351 FNUS63 KABR 080932 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 432 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .DISCUSSION... High pressure will start to build over central and northeastern South Dakota today. This will lead to no precipitation development over the area today with slightly drier relative humidities, in the 50 percent over northeastern South Dakota and upper 30s to low 40 percent over central South Dakota this afternoon. Temperatures will also start to warm, getting into the upper 70s over northeastern South Dakota and upper 80s over central South Dakota by this afternoon. Another active pattern looks to start Wednesday through the end of the work week, with the potential for severe weather. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-082345- 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 432 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 /332 AM MDT Tue Jul 8 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. $$