Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
276 FNUS63 KABR 130741 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 241 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .DISCUSSION... High pressure will move across the region today, bringing light winds and a sunny sky to start the day. Minimum relative humidity values today will be between 35 and 50 percent. There will be increasing clouds this afternoon and evening, ahead of the next opportunity for rain that will arrive late this evening and continue into Tuesday. The off and on rain showers are expected to be light, but areas to the southeast of a line from Pierre to Aberdeen could see rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch by Tuesday evening. In addition, southeast winds will increase this evening and will be between 10 to 20 mph on Tuesday. Gusts in central South Dakota on Tuesday will be 25-30mph. SDZ045-132145- Jones- Including the city of Murdo 241 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 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 Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-048-051-132145- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 241 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 /141 AM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Tuesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ SRF