Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
270 FNUS63 KUNR 300722 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 122 AM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .DISCUSSION...It will be partly cloudy today with a slight chance of a late afternoon thunderstorm in far southwest SD. Highs will range from the upper 70s east to the mid 90s in far southwest SD. Winds will increase to southeast at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Minimum relative humidity will generally range from 35 to 50 percent, driest in far southwest SD where RH could drop to 25 percent. SDZ001-012-027-073-010000- Harding-Butte-Southern Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, and White Owl 122 AM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...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 Monday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SDZ002-013-014-025-026-030>032-041>044-046-047-049-072-074>078- 010000- Northern Perkins-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River- Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Hermosa Foothills- Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Jackson- Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 122 AM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024 /222 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category this afternoon. Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Monday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$