Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
637 FNUS63 KUNR 020722 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 122 AM MDT Sun Nov 2 2025 .DISCUSSION...It will be mostly sunny and breezy today. Highs will range from 60 to 70. A cool front will move through the region with winds shifting to the northwest and increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 most areas. Winds will be strongest across northwest SD where a few gusts up to 50 mph are possible. Minimum humidity will drop to 20 to 35 percent, lowest across southwest SD. SDZ001-012-013-030-031-042-073-078-030000- Harding-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Northern Oglala Lakota- Southern Meade Co Plains-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 122 AM MDT Sun Nov 2 2025 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category this afternoon. Very poor weather conditions and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that dangerous burning conditions exist. Fires will spread rapidly and show erratic behavior. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The outlook for Monday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category to high category. $$ SDZ002-014-025>027-032-041-043-044-046-047-049-072-074>077-030000- Northern Perkins-Ziebach-Northern Foothills-Rapid City- Southern Foothills-Haakon-Western Fall River-Northern Jackson- Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills- Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota- Southern Jackson- Including the cities of Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek 122 AM MDT Sun Nov 2 2025 /122 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025/ ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category this afternoon. Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Monday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category to high category. $$