Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
900 FNUS63 KABR 210715 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 215 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .DISCUSSION... Winds will continue out of the north across north central and northeast SD and out of the east across south central SD today, but gusts are only expected to reach about 20 mph with some higher gusts up to about 25 mph in south central SD. Winds across north central and northeast SD are expected to become more easterly overnight into Saturday. Afternoon relative humidity values will fall into the 30- 35% range across far northwest SD and into the 35 to 45% range across the remainder of the forecast area. There is about a 15% chance of some light rain showers across far northeast SD, but not much accumulation is expected. This mainly dry weather will continue through the day Saturday. SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-212115- Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Jones- Lyman- Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Isabel, Gettysburg, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Murdo, and Kennebec 215 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 /115 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 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 Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-036-037-051-212115- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day- Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Ipswich, Webster, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 215 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$