Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
083 FNUS63 KABR 280929 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 429 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 .DISCUSSION... The area will see a couple of dry days through the middle of the week as high pressure takes control of the weather pattern. Windy conditions are expected to develop on Wednesday with southeast winds gusting to between 25-45 mph. The strongest gusts will be across the Missouri Valley and north central South Dakota. The next storm system will approach by Wednesday night into Thursday with increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms at that time. Minimum relative humidity values will bottom out between 35-40 percent this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-282330- 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 429 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 /329 AM MDT Tue May 28 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. $$