Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
925 FNUS63 KABR 290708 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 208 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .DISCUSSION... Rain will continue across northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota today, before coming to an end this afternoon as an area of low pressure crosses west to east across South Dakota. The winds out of the south will shift out of the northwest during the day. There is a 60 to 80 percent chance of rainfall over half an inch through the rest of the day across northeastern SD and west central MN. Relative humidity will bottom out in the 60 to 80 percent range today east of the Missouri River, and still not fall much below 50 percent west of the Missouri River. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-292115- 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 208 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 /108 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026/ ...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. $$