


Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
801 FNUS63 KABR 040905 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 405 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .DISCUSSION... Winds will be on the increase today out of the south, with gusts of 30 to 40 mph possible, highest over portions of east central SD and over and along the Sisseton Hills. Winds will switch out of north/northwest for Sunday behind a cold front, with widespread gusts of 30 to possibly 45 mph. Winds will diminish Sunday evening. Minimum relative humidity will range between 25 to 70 percent, lowest over east central SD. With rain moving in tonight and Sunday, minimum relative humidity will increase to 50 to 80 percent across the forecast area. MNZ039-046-SDZ008-011-018>023-035>037-045-048-051-042315- Traverse-Big Stone-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 405 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ SDZ003>007-009-010-015>017-033-034-042315- Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey- Potter-Faulk-Stanley-Sully- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Fort Pierre, and Onida 405 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 /305 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$