Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
410 FNUS63 KABR 152031 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 231 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .DISCUSSION... While most areas will experience high relative humidity recoveries, the higher elevations of northeastern South Dakota will only rebound to around 60 percent Sunday morning and again Monday morning. Winds Sunday will variable around 5 mph across far northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Elsewhere, winds will be out of the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Relative humidity Sunday afternoon will fall to around 35 percent east of the James River, and 40 to 60 percent west of the James River. MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-034>037-045-048-051-161045- Traverse-Big Stone-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 231 PM CST Sat Nov 15 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 to moderate category. $$ SDZ003-015-033-161045- Corson-Dewey-Stanley- Including the cities of McIntosh, Isabel, and Fort Pierre 231 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 /131 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low to moderate category. $$ 06