Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
717 FNUS63 KABR 242038 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 238 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 .DISCUSSION... An area of low pressure crossing South Dakota tonight into Tuesday will bring changing weather. Winds will increase out of the northwest overnight through Tuesday, with gusts of 30 to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be over south central South Dakota, where gusts near 60 mph are forecast. Portions of south central South Dakota will jump to the very high Grassland Fire Danger Index values Tuesday afternoon despite relative humidity values in the 60 to 70 percent range, as little no no precipitation is expected. Light rain Tuesday morning will change over to snow by early Tuesday afternoon and continue into Tuesday evening. There is a 40 to 70 percent chance of 2 inches of snow or greater Tuesday through Tuesday night north of a line from McIntosh and Mobridge to Redfield and Watertown. Over the northern portions of the Sisseton Hills, there is a 50 percent chance of snow amounts exceeding 6 inches. Highs will be in the 20s to low 30s through the rest of the week. SDZ045-048-251045- Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Murdo and Kennebec 238 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...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 very high category. $$ SDZ015-033>037-051-251045- Dewey-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Isabel, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 238 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 /138 PM MST Mon Nov 24 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category. $$ SDZ003-004-009-016>019-022-251045- Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Hamlin- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, and Hayti 238 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 /138 PM MST Mon Nov 24 2025/ ...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 moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-020-021-023-251045- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day- Codington-Grant-Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Watertown, Milbank, and Clear Lake 238 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$