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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
325 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Early morning showers and storms will be possible across south
central South Dakota along with parts of northeast South Dakota and
west central Minnesota. Drier conditions will set in by mid to late
morning and persist through the remainder of the day. A cold front
will track south across central and southern South Dakota this
afternoon and tonight. A few more storms could develop this evening
into the early overnight across portions of south central South
Dakota. Some severe weather will be possible with large hail and
damaging winds the main threats. Winds will become northerly today
and remain relatively light between 10-15 mph. Minimum relative
humidity values will be the lowest across parts of north central
South Dakota ranging from 35-40 percent.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-182230-
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
325 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 /225 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 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 to moderate category.


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