Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
122 FNUS63 KABR 010829 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 329 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 .DISCUSSION... High pressure center moves in this morning, bringing light winds and drier conditions along with it. Afternoon humidity will remain upwards of 50 percent, which combined with light winds leaves little concern for hazardous fire weather conditions today. Winds strengthen and turn northwesterly behind a dry cold front Sunday afternoon. The strongest winds are expected over north central South Dakota, with gusts reaching 30-40 miles per hour at their peak. These winds bring a bit of an increase in dew points with them (from the low 30s increasing to the upper 30s to lower 40s), but the minimum afternoon humidity will reach down into the mid-30s percent due to a warmup bringing afternoon temperatures into the mid-60s. This combo will cause elevated grassland fire danger concerns Sunday afternoon, mainly over north central South Dakota. SDZ003-012230- Corson- Including the city of McIntosh 229 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category. $$ SDZ004-005-009-010-015>017-033>036-045-048-012230- Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Stanley-Sully- Hughes-Hyde-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Herreid, Eureka, Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, and Kennebec 329 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 /229 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-037-051-012230- Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington- Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Miller, and Fort Thompson 329 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$