Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
534 FNUS63 KABR 140719 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 119 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures well above normal will create dry conditions Sunday over parts of central South Dakota. Minimum afternoon humidity will bottom out between 20 and 30 percent in Stanley, Jones, and Lyman counties. Wind gusts are expected to peak between 20 and 25 miles per hour in the afternoon, but these strongest winds are only expected to last an hour or two. A Red Flag Warning is not out of the question for Sunday, but nothing has been issued at this time due to the conditions remaining fairly marginal. SDZ017-033-035>037-045-048-051-142130- Faulk-Stanley-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Faulkton, Fort Pierre, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 119 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 /1219 AM MST Sat Feb 14 2026/ ...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 high category. $$ SDZ003-004-009-010-015-016-018>020-022-023-034-142130- Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Spink-Clark-Codington- Hamlin-Deuel-Sully- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Hayti, Clear Lake, and Onida 119 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 /1219 AM MST Sat Feb 14 2026/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-011-021-142130- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Grant- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Webster, and Milbank 119 AM CST Sat Feb 14 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$