Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
736 FNUS63 KABR 300911 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 411 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 .DISCUSSION... A storm system moving through the Dakotas this morning and into western Minnesota later this afternoon and tonight will lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms for the forecast area. Rain chances look to wind down and come to an end across central South Dakota by midday today but linger for locales east through the afternoon and into this evening. Stronger southeast breezes will be felt through late morning across northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota, while northwest winds will increase this afternoon across the Missouri Valley. Lowest relative humidity values this afternoon will be found across north central South Dakota where readings will bottom out between 30 to 35 percent. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-302315- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 411 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 /311 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... 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 Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$