Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
320 FNUS63 KABR 070845 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 345 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .DISCUSSION... The region will remain in an unsettled weather pattern through Friday that will bring periods of showers. Fire danger is expected to stay in the low category through the work week even with westerly winds gusting to 40 mph across south central SD today. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-072245- 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 345 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 /245 AM MDT Tue May 7 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 Wednesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$