Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
013 FNUS63 KABR 311621 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1121 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fog and low clouds will be common today, along with light rain or drizzle over northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Relative humidity will remain over 60 percent through at least Monday. A large area of low pressure will shift southwest to northeast across the area Monday before exiting across Minnesota Monday night. Steady widespread moderate rain will be the result early Monday morning through early Tuesday. There is a 25 to 35 percent chance of receiving 3 inches or more rain by Tuesday afternoon over portions of northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. The lightest rainfall amounts, totaling generally less than an inch are forecast west of a line from Mobridge to Eagle Butte. SDZ033-045-048-010630- Stanley-Jones-Lyman- Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Murdo, and Kennebec 1121 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 /1021 AM MDT Sat Oct 31 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 moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-034>037-051-010630- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 1121 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 /1021 AM MDT Sat Oct 31 2026/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... Favorable weather conditions or a high moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that the probability of a fast moving fire is low. Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$