Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
562 FNUS63 KUNR 120818 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 218 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025 .DISCUSSION... Skies will become mostly sunny today with high temperatures in the 90s. Minimum relative humidities will drop to 10-20% as southerly winds average 15-25 mph, strongest over south-central South Dakota. SDZ026-027-030>032-041-042-074-075-130115- Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River- Northern Oglala Lakota-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River- Including the cities of Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, and Smithwick 218 AM MDT Mon May 12 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 Tuesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category to moderate category. $$ SDZ001-002-012>014-025-043-044-046-047-049-072-073-076>078-130115- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 218 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025 /318 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$