Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
077 FNUS63 KABR 050729 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 129 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026 .DISCUSSION... The high relative humidity weather will continue. The forecast area does not see afternoon humidity values below 50 percent until Saturday afternoon, at which point areas along and west of the Missouri River fall to about 45 percent. While diminished in speed, northerly winds are forecast to persist today, before switching around tonight to be out of the south and persist throughout the day Friday from the south. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-052130- 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 129 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026 /1229 AM MST Thu Nov 5 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 Friday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$