Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
809 FNUS63 KABR 111925 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 225 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .DISCUSSION... Strong winds out of the south gusting 30 to 40 mph will only relax slightly overnight, while remaining strong over the higher terrain of eastern South Dakota. An area of low pressure over western North Dakota Sunday morning will wrap up over south central Canada Sunday afternoon and evening. This will bring showers and a few thunderstorms to the area this evening, before slowly ending over eastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota during the day Sunday. Highest totals are expected to be between a quarter and half an inch, mainly east of the James River. A north to south oriented cold front near the Missouri River at 9 AM Sunday will move push to near Aberdeen and Redfield around noon, and into Minnesota between 4 and 5 pm. Behind the front, winds will quickly switch from out of the south to out of the west and remain strong. West winds will gust 40 to 50 mph for locations west of Mobridge Sunday afternoon. Relative humidity values will fall to 40 to 50 percent Sunday. SDZ003-015-033>036-045-048-051-120930- Corson-Dewey-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of McIntosh, Isabel, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 225 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 /125 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025/ ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-037-120930- Traverse-Big Stone-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Hand- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, and Miller 225 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ 06