Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
887 FNUS63 KABR 180856 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 356 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... Winds will continue to turn northwesterly across the region behind the passing cold front and then shift around to the east by Wednesday afternoon. Rain and storms this morning will taper off west to east. Dry weather expected tonight and Wednesday. Minimum relative humidity ranges from 40-70%, lowest over south central SD. For Wednesday, min RH will range between 40-50% MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-182300- 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 356 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 /256 AM MDT Tue Jun 18 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 Juneteenth afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$