Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
875 FNUS63 KABR 290932 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 432 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Precipitation will gradually come to an end today, but humidity will remain rather high (above 50%) east of the Missouri River, with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. West of the Missouri, sunshine is expected at some point this afternoon with humidity generally between 40 and 50 percent. Winds will be from the northwest across the area. A cold front will move east across the area on Tuesday, with northwest winds becoming gusty across central South Dakota during the afternoon. Humidity is forecast to fall between 25 and 35 percent from Corson county southward to Jones county. Much higher humidity and showers and thunderstorms are expected further east. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-292345- 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 432 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 /332 AM MDT Mon Apr 29 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 Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ TMT