Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
546 FNUS63 KUNR 260849 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 149 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025 .DISCUSSION...Despite light winds, daytime minimum relative humidity will fall to around 28 to 35 percent across southwestern South Dakota, resulting in areas of moderate fire danger. Humidities will rise for Thanksgiving with additional snow chances across the grasslands Friday into Saturday. SDZ026-027-030-042-049-074-075-270100- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Northern Oglala Lakota-Tripp-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River- Including the cities of Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, and Smithwick 149 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025 /249 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category this afternoon. Marginal weather conditions or a 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 Thanksgiving day afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SDZ001-002-012>014-025-031-032-041-043-044-046-047-072-073- 076>078-270100- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River- Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills- Southern Meade Co Plains-Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Jackson- Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 149 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025 /249 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Thanksgiving day afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$