Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
053 FNUS63 KABR 021925 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 225 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 .DISCUSSION... Well above normal temperatures will continue through Saturday. Relative humidity values will fall into the 30 percent range Saturday afternoon, except fall into the 25 to 30 percent range over portions of central South Dakota, where elevated fire weather conditions are possible. Winds will be out of the south with gusts of 30 to near 40 mph over central South Dakota, and closer to 20 to 30 mph across eastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. A cold front over western and central South Dakota Saturday will slowly move across eastern South Dakota on Sunday. The cold front will bring showers and a few thunderstorms to the area Saturday night through Sunday morning, along with stronger winds shifting out of the northwest on Sunday. The chance of receiving 0.25 inches of rain or more Saturday night into Sunday morning is greater than 50 percent northwest of a line from Pierre to Aberdeen. SDZ045-030930- Jones- Including the city of Murdo 225 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or 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 Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-048-051-030930- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 225 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 /125 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to high category. $$ 06